How long does it take to read Piranha?
Piranha by Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison takes about 8 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 10 of Oregon Files
Previous: Mirage Next: The Emperor's Revenge
About 8 hours 7 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2014. 443 pages, about 121,825 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1902, the volcano Mt. Pelée erupts on the island of Martinique, wiping out an entire city of thirty thousand -- and sinking a ship carrying a German scientist on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough. More than a century later, Juan Cabrillo will have to deal with that scientist's legacy. During a covert operation, Cabrillo and the crew meticulously fake the sinking of the Oregon -- but when an unknown adversary tracks them down despite their planning and attempts to assassinate them, Cabrillo and his team struggle to fight back against an enemy who seems to be able to anticipate their every move. They discover that a traitorous American weapons designer has completed the German scientist's work, and now wields extraordinary power, sending the Oregon on a race against time to stop an attack that could lead to one man ruling over the largest empire the world has ever known.
Subjects: Attempted assassination, Adventure and adventurers, Undercover operations, Juan Cabrillo (Fictitious character), Surveillance radar, Fiction
