The estimated word count of The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel is 117,800 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 52 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 13 hrs 6 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 22 mins.
The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel - 117,800 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 13 hrs 6 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 7 hrs 52 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 22 mins |
for The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
The Nature of the Beast is a New York Times bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache novel from Louise Penny.Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now live in the little Quebec village.But when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true.And so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. What they uncover deep in the forest sets off a sequence of events that leads to murder, leads to an old crime, leads to an old betrayal. Leads right to the door of an old poet.And now it is now, writes Ruth Zardo. And the dark thing is here.A monster once visited Three Pines. And put down deep roots. And now, Ruth knows, it is back.Armand Gamache, the former head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec, must face the possibility that, in not believing the boy, he himself played a terrible part in what happens next. Read more