How long does it take to read Spies and Lies?
Spies and Lies by Carolyn Keene takes about 4 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours
A weekend read
First published 1992. 218 pages, about 59,950 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 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Nancy Drew has gone undercover at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Her mission: protect Judy Noil, Bureau trainee, daughter of a powerful senator, and apparent target of an assassin. But Nancy's investigation takes a sinister and surprising turn when Judy's roommate is murdered. Like Judy and Nancy, the victim was tall, slim, and had reddish blond hair. Nancy decides the only way to catch the killer is to set herself up as a target. Meanwhile, Frank and Joe Hardy are also posing as trainees to expose a corrupt FBI agent in an industrial espionage scheme. Huge illegal kickbacks are at stake, and the boys discover that the dirty money could cost lives. The integrity of the FBI hangs in the balance as Nancy, Frank, and Joe follow a twisted trail of treachery and tradegy, bribery and blackmail.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories
