How long does it take to read Plum Island?
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille takes about 10 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of John Corey
Next: The Lion's Game
About 10 hours 15 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 559 pages, about 153,725 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 50 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide cop John Corey is convalescing in rural eastern Long Island when an attractive young couple he knows is found shot to death on the family patio. The victims were biologists at Plum Island, a research site rumored to be an incubator for germ warfare. Suddenly, a local double murder takes on shattering global implications - and thrusts Corey and two extraordinary women into a dangerous search for the secret of PLUM ISLAND…
Subjects: Treasure-trove in fiction, Murder, Biological warfare, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Investigation
