How long does it take to read The Secret Agent on Flight 101?
The Secret Agent on Flight 101 by Carolyn Keene takes about 2 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Hardy Boys
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About 2 hours 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 158 pages, about 43,450 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Rarely do magicians reveal their professional secrets. Consequently Frank and Joe Hardy are amazed when a well-known magician, the Incredible Hexton, offers to reveal the secret of his "Vanishing Man Act" and invites Mr. Hardy to be the subject. When their detective father fails to reappear, his sons are convinced that something sinister is afoot, despite Hexton's insistence that Mr. Hardy is playing a joke on them. While desperately searching for their father, Frank and Joe find themselves working with SKOOL, a U.S. organization of crack secret agents pitted against UGLI, an international ring of spies stealing government secrets from the U.S. and other democratic countries. In a lighthouse off the coast of New England and in Scotland, Frank and Joe and their pal Chet Morton grimly match wits with UGLI's evil agents. With cool daring the three boys invade the magician's Scottish castle, where an astounding surprise awaits them.Tthe young detectives' gripping adventures culminate in a dramatic climax when they unmask the secret agent on Flight 101. - Flyleaf.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Mystery, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Spies, Children's fiction