How long does it take to read Hostage to Dishonour?
Hostage to Dishonour by Jessica Steele takes about 3 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 190 pages, about 52,250 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 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tully Vickery was not a criminal. But it was understandable that Yate Meachem had accused her of being a thief. After all, he'd caught her at the company safe. "Please don't call the police," she begged him. "I'll do anything you ask." Later she regretted those words, but by then it was too late. She could only wait and wonder if Yate would really carry out his threat...
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
