How long does it take to read Detective?
Detective by Arthur Hailey takes about 10 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 28 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 571 pages, about 157,025 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
I loved Hailey's other works because of his attention to detail. This work is a disastrous fail in that respect. He claims karate black belts must register their hands; they do not. He references a gun registry in Miami; it is a felony in Florida to create such a registry. He states a Glock pistol uses a clip; it uses a magazine. He very repugnantly attacks the Catholic Church and faith-based organizations. Most lethally, his plot is trite and weak.
Subjects: Fiction, Police, Catholic ex-priests, American Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, suspense
