How long does it take to read King Solomon's Curse?
King Solomon's Curse by Andy McDermott takes about 10 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2017. 556 pages, about 152,900 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Nina Wilde is back on the hunt. Now a presenter of her own TV documentary series, Nina is in Jerusalem. Clues found at the Ark of the Covenant recovery site have led her to the ruins of the First Temple, buried beneath Temple Mount. Within them, Nina spots an opening to a previously hidden chamber - a map room which contains a model of a mysterious city thought to contain a great yet dangerous power hidden by King Solomon himself. Analysing the clues, Nina believes that the city is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most dangerous locations on Earth. Eddie is in England with their daughter Macy but Nina's phone call is about to change everything. He has had his own problems in the DRC in the past and he isn't about to let Nina go there alone. Joining forces, Nina and Eddie are about to start a chain of events from which there might be no return ...
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