How Long to Read The Mystery of the 13th Volume

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mystery of the 13th Volume?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read The Mystery of the 13th Volume by P. M. Butler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Ford City is a small town near Northern State University -- which state isn't important. The town's proximity to the university has probably encouraged a much more liberal view of the world than the founding mothers and fathers ever envisioned. The town's past has included all kinds of social unrest, from Suffragettes and ERA adherents, to civil rights protesters and demands for the end of American involvement in Vietnam. In the 1970s, the struggle for lesbian, bisexual and gay rights came to Ford City and stayed in the form of a flourishing Gay Community Center. Shortly after the Community Center was established, a group of transsexuals and transvestites, seizing the moment, began a support group which met in private homes and churches in Ford City. Finally, in the late 1970s, the group found a home in an abandoned theatre. Officially incorporated as the Ford City Gender Center, it was quickly absorbed into the towns diverse environment. In a very short period of time, almost everyone in the town knew what the initials FCGC stood for. The Gender Center also provided an opportunity for our two heroes to walk and sometimes trudge their way toward gender congruity and a life, which more fully expressed who they were. Charlotte Duvall, who started life as Charles, and Rocky Cranston, ne Rosa Crangione are both graduates of the Gender Center. They met one another during transition and became instant best friends. Rocky went with Charlotte when she had her sex reassignment surgery, and Charlotte reciprocated when Rocky had his chest reconstruction surgery. This then, is the setting for our two sleuths as they begin their adventures. Salvia Gemstone, the owner of the venerable Gemstone Coffeehouse and their good friend, reports that her lover of 34 years, Sue Clancy is missing. Their relationship has been a stormy one, and many times after an argument, Sue takes off to cool off. This time, however, shes been gone almost a month. Rocky casually suggests to Charlotte that the two of them do some checking around to help find the missing Clancy. At first Charlotte laughs at the idea, but when Salvia calls her the next morning to tell her that the police in Botzerton, a small town north of Ford City have found Clancy's body in her truck, an apparent suicide, the adventure begins. The three go to Botzerton to identify the body, but the plot takes an unexpected turn when they discover that the dead woman isn't Sue Clancy but her twin sister, Mary, dressed in Sue's clothes. Charlotte recognizes a slip of paper taken from Sue's wallet as a book request form from the Ford City Library, where Charlotte works part-time. The unusual thing about the slip is that it is a request for volume thirteen of a set of books that Charlotte knows only has twelve volumes. Is there some significance to the slip of paper? Charlotte Duvall and Rocky Cranston are determined to find out why. Mystery's newest duo, a pair of transgendered sleuths, are in a 'live' ghost town, searching for a book that's not supposed to exist! Add to that a secret society called "The Brothers of Vigilance" and you have the makings of a darned good mystery!

How long is The Mystery of the 13th Volume?

The Mystery of the 13th Volume by P. M. Butler is 182 pages long, and a total of 45,864 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mystery of the 13th Volume Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read The Mystery of the 13th Volume aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mystery of the 13th Volume?

The Mystery of the 13th Volume is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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