Reading time

How long does it take to read The Cat Who Tailed a Thief?

The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun is about 254 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 27 min

The Cat Who Tailed a Thief · Lilian Jackson Braun · first published 1997

Pages
254
30 min a day
9 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h 53 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 27 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 32 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 39 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day18 days
30 minutes a day9 days
45 minutes a day6 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 18 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#19 in The Cat Who

Next in the series: The Cat Who Sang for the Birds (1998, 260 pages)

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The Cat Who Tailed a Thief: reading time questions

How many pages is The Cat Who Tailed a Thief?
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief is about 254 pages. That is the median across the 18 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Cat Who Tailed a Thief?
About 4 h 27 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 32 min.
How many days to read The Cat Who Tailed a Thief at 30 minutes a day?
About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 18 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is The Cat Who Tailed a Thief in the The Cat Who series?
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief is book 19 in The Cat Who by Lilian Jackson Braun.

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