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How long does it take to read Lifeguard?

James Patterson, Andrew Gross

Lifeguard by James Patterson, Andrew Gross takes about 7 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 13 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2005. 394 pages, about 108,350 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 2 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 31 minutes

The page count is the median across 39 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The danger isn't in the water.Working as a lifeguard at a Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets a woman he is wild about, the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect in every way - except that she is used to caviar and Manolo Blahniks, and he is used to burgers and flip-flops. She is a guest at the luxurious hotel - he lives above a garage.So when Ned's cousin offers to cut him in on a rich deal he's been commissioned to execute, Ned can't turn him down. The plan is simple, just a fast break-and-enter. The risk is high, and the reward is even greater--$5 million. But on the night of the heist, something goes devastatingly wrong. Who will save the lifeguard?Ned walks away from his job, his town, and the woman he's fallen in love with. Runs away, actually, knowing that only velocity and secrecy can save his life. But who is pursuing him? The FBI? Whoever sabotaged the heist? Or is it all somehow tied into his new love - and his oldest enemies?

Subjects: Fiction, Art thefts, Lifeguards, Murder, Mystery, Suspense

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