Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill is 4th and 5th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 15 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill (A Jesse Stone Novel Book 18) is 86,335 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 46 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 9 hrs 36 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 12 mins.
Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill (A Jesse Stone Novel Book 18) - 86,335 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 9 hrs 36 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 46 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 12 mins |
for Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill (A Jesse Stone Novel Book 18)
The opioid epidemic has reached Paradise, and Police Chief Jesse Stone must rush to stop the devastation in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker's New York Times-bestselling series.When a popular high school cheerleader dies of a suspected heroin overdose, it becomes clear that the opioid epidemic has spread even to the idyllic town of Paradise. It will be up to Police Chief Jesse Stone to unravel the supply chain and unmask the criminals behind it, and the investigation has a clear epicenter: Paradise High School. Home of the town's best and brightest future leaders and its most vulnerable down-and-out teens, it's a rich and bottomless market for dealers out of Boston looking to expand into the suburbs.But when it comes to drugs, the very people Jesse is trying to protect are often those with the most to lose. As he digs deeper into the case, he finds himself battling self-interested administrators, reluctant teachers, distrustful schoolkids, and overprotective parents . . . and at the end of the line are the true bad guys, the ones with a lucrative business they'd kill to protect. Read more