Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Hymn to Murder: Hugh Corbett, Book 21 is 9th and 10th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 7 |
SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of Hymn to Murder: Hugh Corbett, Book 21 is 93,930 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 6 hrs 16 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 10 hrs 27 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 29 mins.
Hymn to Murder: Hugh Corbett, Book 21 - 93,930 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 10 hrs 27 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 6 hrs 16 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 29 mins |
for Hymn to Murder: Hugh Corbett, Book 21
Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of Dartmoor.Spring, 1312. At Malmaison Manor, Lord Simon is concealing a dark secret - one he arrogantly assumes will never catch up with him. But someone knows about the crime he committed and they've found a way to make him pay. And he's not alone. When he is found mysteriously slain, other deaths soon follow. Meanwhile, ships on the Devonshire cost are being deliberately wrecked, their crews slaughtered, their cargoes plundered.Sir Hugh Corbett and Lord Simon are bound by the Secret Chancery and their search for one precious ruby - the Lacrima Christi. So, when Corbett learns of Lord Simon's death, he is once more dragged into a tangled web of lies and intrigued and it's not long before secrets of his own start to surface. As the Hymn to Murder reaches its crescendo, can Corbett confront his past and live to see another day?Praise for Paul Doherty's dark and suspenseful novels:'His fascination for history comes off the page' Daily Express'An opulent banquet to satisfy the most murderous appetite' Northern Echo'Deliciously suspenseful, gorgeously written and atmospheric' Historical Novels Review'Paul Doherty has a lively sense of history . . . evocative and lyrical descriptions' New Statesmen