The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason Series Book 1)

Reading Level
Grade 5
Time to Read
3 hrs 44 mins

Reading Level

What is the reading level of The Case of the Velvet Claws ?

Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Case of the Velvet Claws is 4th and 5th grade.

Expert Readability Tests for
The Case of the Velvet Claws

Readability Test Reading Level
Flesch Kincaid Scale Grade 9
SMOG Index Grade 11
Coleman Liau Index Grade 21
Dale Chall Readability Score Grade 6

Reading Time

3 hrs 44 mins

How long to read The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason Series Book 1)?

The estimated word count of The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason Series Book 1) is 55,955 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 3 hrs 44 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 6 hrs 14 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 5 mins.

The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason Series Book 1) - 55,955 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 6 hrs 14 mins
Average 250 words/min 3 hrs 44 mins
Fast 450 words/min 2 hrs 5 mins

More about The Case of the Velvet Claws

55,955 words

Word Count

for The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason Series Book 1)

261 pages

Pages
Hardcover: 261 pages
Paperback: 260 pages
Kindle: 141 pages

6 hours and 1 minute

Audiobook length


Description

Criminal lawyer and all-time #1 mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote close to 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. His most popular books starred the incomparable attorney-sleuth Perry Mason. And the first time the world heard the name Perry Mason was in 1933 with the publication of the novel that has become an enduring classic...The Case of the Velvet ClawsThanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel, the already-married Eva Griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman. To protect the politico, Eva's ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid his hush money. But Perry Mason has other plans. He tracks down the phantom fat cat who secretly runs the blackmailing tabloid -- only to discover a shocking scoop.By the time Mason's comely client finally comes clean, her husband has taken a bullet in the heart. Now Perry Mason has two choices: represent the cunning widow in her wrangle for the dead man's money -- or take the rap for murder. Read more