How long does it take to read The Chessmen?
The Chessmen by Peter May takes about 6 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Lewis Trilogy
Previous: The Lewis Man
About 6 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2013. 374 pages, about 102,850 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ex-Detective Inspector Fin McLeod discovers a light aircraft at the bottom of a spontaneously drained loch while investigating illegal activity on the estate of a poacher and former childhood friend. Sequel to: The Lewis man. Living again of the Isle of Lewis, ex-Detective Inspector Fin McLeod is working as a security officer for a local landowner. While investigating illegal activity on the estate Fin encounters the elusive poacher and former childhood friend Whistler Macaskill. They witness a freak natural phenomenon-- a 'Bog Burst'-- which spontaneously drains a loch of its water, revealing a mud-encased light aircraft. Inside is the body of Roddy Mackenzie, a friend whose flight disappeared more than seventeen years before. Fin is unprepared for how the truth about the past will alter the course of the future.
Subjects: Fin Macleod (Fictitious character), Skönlitteratur, Fiction, Kriminalroman, Private investigators, Poaching
