About This Book
From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide...
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Reading Time Estimates
17h 1m
slow reader
180 WPM
12h 15m
average reader
250 WPM
8h 45m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 183,700 wordsπ
25 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
12 h 15 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
13 h 36 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
20 h 25 min
Audio 2x
10 h 12 min
That's about:
- π 25 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π25 commutesΒ of 30 min each