Book 12 of The Three Investigators · 1969
The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow
by Michael Collins. 163 pages, about 3 hours to read. Rated 3.0 out of 5 by 2 Open Library readers.
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How long to read The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow
At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow takes about 3 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 163 pages.
| Your pace | Time |
|---|---|
| 150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud) | 5 hours |
| 200 words/min | 3.7 hours |
| 250 words/min (average) | 3 hours |
| 300 words/min | 2.5 hours |
| 400 words/min (fast) | 1.9 hours |
In the series
- Before this11. The Mystery of the Talking Skull
- This book12. The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow
- Next14. The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon
All 18 The Three Investigators books in order
Mystery and detective stories · Juvenile fiction · Children's stories · Children's fiction · Lion, fiction · Detective and mystery stories