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How many pages is The Clue of the Broken Locket?

The Clue of the Broken Locket by Leslie McFarlane has a median of 178 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 160 to 206 pages.

Median pages
178
15 editions counted
Range
159–238
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
49k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Clue of the Broken Locket take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 08 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

15020019401960198020001934: 230 pages1934: 238 pages1934: 219 pages1963: 159 pages1965: 178 pages1965: 178 pages1971: 159 pages1974: 178 pages1975: 159 pages1978: 194 pages1984: 159 pages1990: 192 pages1992: 160 pages1998: 219 pages2002: 192 pagesmedian 178
1502001950197520001934: 230 pages1934: 238 pages1934: 219 pages1963: 159 pages1965: 178 pages1965: 178 pages1971: 159 pages1974: 178 pages1975: 159 pages1978: 194 pages1984: 159 pages1990: 192 pages1992: 160 pages1998: 219 pages2002: 192 pagesmedian 178
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 15 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 25 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2002Grosset & Dunlap–192OL7562633M
1998Applewood Books–219OL372262M
1992Armada–160OL7260762M
1990Grosset & Dunlap–192OL7539960M
1984Armada–159OL22640559M
1978Grosset & Dunlap–194OL58683740M
1975Armada Paperbacks–159OL22705137M
1974Grosset & Dunlap–178OL7562124M

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Questions

How many pages is The Clue of the Broken Locket?
About 178 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 159 to 238 pages.
How long does it take to read The Clue of the Broken Locket?
About 3 h 08 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is The Clue of the Broken Locket?
Roughly 49,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).