It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read The Sad Variety by Nicholas Blake
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY The government's security department have asked private detective Nigel Strangeways to keep a discreet eye on Professor Alfred Wagley, a research scientist who is spending the Christmas holidays in the South-West of England. But someone else is also very interested in the professor and his work, and when his young daughter is kidnapped, Nigel finds himself in a race to avert a tragedy. A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery - the perfect introduction to the most charming and erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.
The Sad Variety by Nicholas Blake is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.
This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Sad Variety aloud.
The Sad Variety is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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