Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56490
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
231
Points per Page
0.034632
Description
As Jim is dealing with the grief of his father's mysterious disappearance he meets Ruth Rose. She lights a fire inside Jim, some kind of burning need to uncover the truth, no matter how painful that truth may be. Edgar Award - Best Mystery Story