The Crook Factory

4.0 avg 24 votes

About this book

Novelist Ernest Hemingway creates a spy ring in Cuba to combat German agents during World War II and the novel describes his adventures as he chases enemy submarines with his fishing boat. Narrating is an agent planted by the FBI to keep an eye on the ring, a man who never read a word of Hemingway. Famous people make appearances, including spy Ian Fleming, author of James Bond books. By the author of Fires in Eden.

4.0 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 24 votes
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Reader Profile

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4.0/5 · 24 readers · 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Crook Factory?

About ≈ 10 h 40 m — 576 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Crook Factory~10 h 40 m

How many pages is The Crook Factory?

576 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Crook Factory576

What genre is The Crook Factory?

It sits on the Spy Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is The Crook Factory in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in The Crook Factory?

The main characters include Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961).

Who wrote The Crook Factory?

Dan Simmons.

Characters Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
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