How long does it take to read Heat Wave?
Heat Wave by Richard Castle takes about 4 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2009. 241 pages, about 66,275 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tough and sexy New York police detective Nikki Heat leads the investigation into the death of a New York real estate tycoon who plunged to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. She's hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York's Finest.
Subjects: Homicide, Women detectives, Man-woman relationships, Journalists, Heat waves (Meteorology), Fiction