Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.6
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
87494
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
367
Points per Page
0.038147
Series
Scarpetta
Description
Dr. Scarpetta has a puzzle on her hands: five headless, limbless cadavers in Ireland, plus four similar victims in a landfill back home. She is dealing with a killer who has plans involving mutant smallpox, mass murder, and messing with her mind.