How long does it take to read A Game for Heroes?
A Game for Heroes by Jack Higgins takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1970. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The war in Europe is almost over, but on the Channel Islands a die-hard Nazi garrison holds on. English operative Owen Morgan must link up with an American force perilously unsuited to commando warfare, and elude a fanatical German officer.
Subjects: Fiction, Commando operations, Commando troops, English fiction, Fiction, war & military, Fiction, action & adventure
