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How long does it take to read The Waiting Game?

Jayne Ann Krentz

The Waiting Game by Jayne Ann Krentz takes about 4 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 37 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1985. 252 pages, about 69,300 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 42 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 37 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 53 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Sara doesn't realize that her Uncle Lowell is playing matchmaker for her until she arrives at his cabin in Washington for an unexpected visit and discovers that he's missing. A neighbor informs Sara that Lowell has "gone hunting," which Sara knows is a lie since her uncle avoids any kind of blood sport. When Sara turns to Adrian Saville, the man her uncle told Sara to contact if he ever disappears, Sara finds Adrian remarkably sanguine about the whole matter. Adrian then really shocks Sara by informing her that Lowell intends on "giving" Sara to him as a reward for finishing his first novel. Well, if Adrian thinks she is some literary prize for the taking, Sara has a completely different ending in mind for this new author. Originally published in 1985, The Waiting Game is graced with a cast of delightfully entertaining characters and Krentz's deliciously tart sense of humor. -- Booklist, Septmeber 15, 2011 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Subjects: Fiction, Missing persons, Uncles, Fiction, romance, contemporary, Fiction, suspense, Missing persons, fiction

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