How long does it take to read An Ace Up My Sleeve?
An Ace Up My Sleeve by James Hadley Chase takes about 3 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 47 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1971. 206 pages, about 56,650 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"An Ace Up My Sleeve" is a story of blackmail. It is a story of three people, all out for one thing: all determined to do anything to get it. It is a story of bluff and counter-bluff- a game which develops into a deadly battle of violence and extortion. From the moment Helga Rolfe, the elegant wife of one of the richest of tycoons, picks up a gum-chewing boy, young enough to be her son, events jump, bank and skid through a series of 180 degree turns and hair-raising gambits, racing to a climax of shattering impact for both winners and losers. .
Subjects: Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, suspense
