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This is the worst of the Strike books, it’s too long and I did not find the central crime interesting or compelling - the long passages of internet forum/chat stuff was tedious and the reveal at the end wasn’t memorable. I only liked this for the furthering of Strike and Robin’s relationship, which is interesting and compelling. I’m pleased she’s chucked that odious Matthew and free to pursue other people. But the will they won’t they between Strike and Robin will be played out over the last three novels so I’m sure we won’t get a satisfying conclusion for their relationship for at least a couple more 1000 page books. I’m currently reading The Running Grave which is far better, more interesting subject matter (who doesn’t love a cult?) and I don’t mind the length of that one.

tmarsh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

blitskater's review against another edition

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5.0

Wat Een Boek! Werkelijk waar een extreem goed geschreven. Het leest als een echt realistisch true crime serie en by-far de meeste uit de reeks. Het verhaal is origineel en grijpt je meteen. Rowling focust zich als weinig op alle details. Het mysterie en de zoektocht naar de dader blijven boeiend tot het einde. En laat dit zich nou letterlijke ontvouwen als een prachtig klassiek meesterstuk. Echt letterlijk en figuurlijk een dikke aanrader.

mccosgrove's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chez_abaa's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 ⭐️
Tbh it’s getting a bit unnecessarily slow from book to book. But enjoyable anyway.

brebyron's review against another edition

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3.0

Did I guess the killer? No I did not. That’s why it got 3 stars instead of 1. The first half just seemed like the authors soap box of what was going on in her life and not in a good way. It really detracted from the story. It starts to die down and we get to the actual story. By far my least favorite of the series. Also, we don’t need a chapter about him overusing his leg in every book. I promise we will still remember he only has one leg.

ingridirene's review against another edition

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4.0

I do not stand by J.K Rowling, nor do I agree with any of her politics.

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