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How long does it take to read Deception?

Margaret Pargeter

Deception by Margaret Pargeter takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 27 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1980. 188 pages, about 51,700 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 27 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 9 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

he battered sign changed her life "Housekeeper wanted," Thea read, amused. Who would want such a job in the middle of the Scottish wilds? Yet, surprisingly, Thea soon found herself running the household at Drumlarig and nursing its surly owner, Logan Murray. When in the delirium of illness, Logan mistook her for his dead wife and kissed her passionately, Thea thought she would flee. But it wasn't the end of her dealings with Logan -- in fact, it was only the beginning...

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