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How long does it take to read Heart Full of Lies?

A True Story of Desire and Death

Ann Rule

Heart Full of Lies by Ann Rule takes about 7 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 29 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2003. 408 pages, about 112,200 words.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 12 hours 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a confirmed bachelor-turned-devoted family man; and Liysa, an acclaimed surf photographer, loving mother, and aspiring Hollywood screenwriter. But few, including Chris, had seen Liysa's other side -- her controlling behavior and dark moods, her insatiable hunger for money and property. And no one anticipated the fatal outcome of a family camping trip in an Oregon forest. Liysa soon revealed herself as a victim of domestic abuse that culminated at the campsite, where she shot Chris in self-defense. But crime scene evidence led detectives to wonder if Liysa was a killer, not a victim. Her controversial trial stunned all who thought they knew her. A lifetime of sociopathic manipulations and lies had been expertly hidden behind her facade of perfection -- as was her rage to destroy any obstacle to her ultimate happiness, even if it was the man she vowed to love forever.

Subjects: Criminal psychology, Case studies, Murder, Investigation, Women murderers, Murderers

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