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Book 3 of Alex Rider · 2002

Skeleton Key

by Anthony Horowitz. 327 pages, about 6 hours to read. Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 26 Open Library readers.

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How long to read Skeleton Key

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, Skeleton Key takes about 6 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 327 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)10 hours
200 words/min7.5 hours
250 words/min (average)6 hours
300 words/min5 hours
400 words/min (fast)3.7 hours

In the series

All 13 Alex Rider books in order

Mystery · Spies in fiction · Terrorism in fiction · Terrorism · Orphans · Tennis