Books like The Devil’s Novice
Ellis Peters
The Devil’s Novice is 276 pages, about 5 hours 4 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Hawksmoor 4.1 h 
Here Be Dragons 13.2 h 
Rosehaven 7.0 h 
The Sun Dog 3.8 h 
The Burning Times 7.3 h 
A Room with a View 3.7 h 
After the Funeral 4.5 h 
The Big Four 4.1 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.