How long does it take to read The Spy and the Traitor?
Ben Macintyre, Efrén del Valle
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre, Efrén del Valle takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2018. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Traces the story of Russian intelligence operative Oleg Gordievsky, revealing how his secret work as an undercover MI6 informant helped hasten the end of the Cold War.
Subjects: Cold War, Spies, Intelligence service, Soviet Union, Biography, History
