It takes the average reader 3 hours and 37 minutes to read The House of Seclusion by Marion Harvey
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- Praise for the author's first book THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN ROOM: 'A gripping detective tale' THE DAILY MAIL / 326 ratings on Amazon, averaging 4 stars. - This 2020 Spitfire Publishers edition includes the original illustrations, which are critical to the plot. Jonas Fielding is brutally murdered in the vault of his house surrounded by his collection of Egyptian artefacts. Pinned to the corpse is a vengeful hate-filled message but who would want to kill the eccentric recluse? and how did they get into his fortress-like house in Gramercy Park in New York City? The young amateur detective Graydon McKelvie is called on to investigate this intriguing case. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marion Harvey was a Brazilian-born American lawyer who wrote a number of detective novels and plays in the 1920s. A rather elusive figure, he practised law in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles. A discovery of innovative New York publisher, Edward J. Clode (publisher of Armitage Trail's SCARFACE), his 1922 debut novel, THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN ROOM was very well received ('A gripping detective tale' THE DAILY MAIL) and introduced amateur sleuth Graydon McKelvie. Five more novels and two plays followed, with performances of the latter recorded in New York, Alabama and Pennsylvania.
The House of Seclusion by Marion Harvey is 214 pages long, and a total of 54,356 words.
This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The House of Seclusion aloud.
The House of Seclusion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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