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How long is a mystery novel?

The typical mystery novel here has 59,170 words, about 3 h 57 min of reading. 9 books, longest first.

59,170words

Typical length
3 h 57 minthe median of 9 books
Longest
The Return of Sherlock Holmes112,462 words
Shortest
The Sign of the Four43,106 words

The books, in order

  1. 1The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle112,462
  2. 2The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle104,477
  3. 3The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle95,478
  4. 4The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle82,835
  5. 5His Last BowArthur Conan Doyle59,170
  6. 6The Valley of FearArthur Conan Doyle57,756
  7. 7The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle57,689
  8. 8A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle43,295
  9. 9The Sign of the FourArthur Conan Doyle43,106

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How many words is a typical mystery novel?

The median of the 9 mystery books here is 59,170 words, about 3 h 57 min at 250 words a minute.

What is the longest mystery book here?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, with 112,462 words.

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