It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read A Dark and Broken Heart by R.J. Ellory
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From a “master of the genre,” a psychological thriller about a corrupt cop who must face his own conscience when his schemes result in a senseless murder. (New York Times bestselling authorClive Cussler) Detective Vincent Madigan is a good cop?he’s charming, effective, and knows how to look after himself. The only problem is that he’s up to his neck in debt to Sandia, a notorious East Harlem drug lord. When Madigan devises a scheme to eliminate his debt by robbing Sandia and then repaying him with his own money, he thinks his heist is foolproof. But things go horribly wrong when Madigan is forced to kill his co-conspirators and a child is shot in the crossfire. Now both sides of the law are hunting him down, and the cop assigned to lead the case is the very last person he could have expected. Employing every deception and ruse he can think of, Madigan must stay one step ahead in a battle of wits that will test him to his limits. Can he evade justice for his crimes, or will his own conscience be his final undoing? “A brutal and confronting read that will leave you reeling long after turning the final page.” —Bookreporter “Noir fans will welcome Ellory’s intricate take on a familiar theme?a morally compromised protagonist’s desperate efforts to remain alive and redeem his soul.” —Publishers Weekly “Classic noir . . . Ellory is beginning to sound like the master [James Ellroy].” —Daily Mail
A Dark and Broken Heart by R.J. Ellory is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.
This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read A Dark and Broken Heart aloud.
A Dark and Broken Heart is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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