How long does it take to read Forfeit?
Forfeit by Dick Francis takes about 4 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 248 pages, about 68,200 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Brett Checkov was a fleet street racing corresponsdent with an unnerving talent for tipping non-startersfor big races.But the advice he give James Tyrone ,a few minutes before he fell to his death was of a completly different nature..... Not one for the quiet life,Tyrone has a bloodhounds nose for trouble and pretty soon he'scaught up in an incresingly dangerous game. One that threatens him ,his crippled wive and the credibility of the racing world Blowing the roof off is the number one policy of the sunday blaze... and Tyrone has stumbled upon explosive material
Subjects: Horse racing, Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, Fraud, Journalists
