How long does it take to read Public Enemy Number Two?
Public Enemy Number Two by Anthony Horowitz takes about 3 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 199 pages, about 54,725 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison! Framed for a jewel heist, quick-thinking Nick finds himself sharing a cell with public enemy number one: Johnny Powers. Nick's only chance of clearing his name is to nail the Fence, the country's master criminal. But to do that, he needs to break out—which is where his bumbling older brother, Tim, comes in. Nick's not so sure he'll make it to his fourteenth birthday!
Subjects: Fiction, Humorous stories, Brothers, Mystery and detective stories, Juvenile Fiction, Judicial error
