Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel is 10th and 11th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 9 |
SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 22 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 8) is 126,325 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 8 hrs 26 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 14 hrs 3 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 41 mins.
The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 8) - 126,325 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 14 hrs 3 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 8 hrs 26 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 41 mins |
for The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 8)
The brilliant new novel in the "New York Times" bestselling series by Louise Penny, one of the most acclaimed crime writers of our time No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Quebec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in peace and prayer. They grow vegetables, they tend chickens, they make chocolate. And they sing. Ironically, for a community that has taken a vow of silence, the monks have become world-famous for their glorious voices, raised in ancient chants whose effect on both singer and listener is so profound it is known as "the beautiful mystery." But when the renowned choir director is murdered, the lock on the monastery's massive wooden door is drawn back to admit Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir of the Surete du Quebec. There they discover disquiet beneath the silence, discord in the apparent harmony. One of the brothers, in this life of prayer and contemplation, has been contemplating murder. As the peace of the monastery crumbles, Gamache is forced to confront some of his own demons, as well as those roaming the remote corridors. Before finding the killer, before restoring peace, the Chief must first consider the divine, the human, and the cracks in between. Read more