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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Este libro marca el inicio de la saga de Washington Poe, presentando a un detective intrépido y meticuloso cuyas aventuras prometen capturar la imaginación de los lectores. A través de una galería de personajes complejos y moralmente ambivalentes, el autor enriquece la trama con un drama tangible que refleja las profundidades y contradicciones del alma humana.
La novela se caracteriza por su accesibilidad y fluidez, permitiendo una lectura ágil que, si bien cae ocasionalmente en la previsibilidad, no resta valor a la habilidad del autor para tejer una historia cautivadora.
Abordando temas delicados como el abuso infantil y la trata de personas, la narrativa se sumerge en las oscuridades de la sociedad para exponer verdades incómodas.
La novela se caracteriza por su accesibilidad y fluidez, permitiendo una lectura ágil que, si bien cae ocasionalmente en la previsibilidad, no resta valor a la habilidad del autor para tejer una historia cautivadora.
Abordando temas delicados como el abuso infantil y la trata de personas, la narrativa se sumerge en las oscuridades de la sociedad para exponer verdades incómodas.
Interesting characters, clever plot, shocking revelations, gripping story set in North West England… You ask what else? First-rate writing! And the best part…there is going to be a second one! Poe and Tilly have easily become two of my favorite characters.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
Making a horrible mistake in a previous case has put Detective Inspector Washington Poe on suspension. That is, until his name appears carved on a tortured and burnt body of an old man, the third victim in a series of macabre murders.
Bodies are being burnt alive in stone circles in Cumbria and Poe has to race against time to find out why? Why has his name been carved on a victim? What is the motive? Who is the killer and who is going to be his next victim?
I am waiting impatiently for the second book!
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
Making a horrible mistake in a previous case has put Detective Inspector Washington Poe on suspension. That is, until his name appears carved on a tortured and burnt body of an old man, the third victim in a series of macabre murders.
Bodies are being burnt alive in stone circles in Cumbria and Poe has to race against time to find out why? Why has his name been carved on a victim? What is the motive? Who is the killer and who is going to be his next victim?
I am waiting impatiently for the second book!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun read and I enjoyed it. Some of the characters felt a bit stereotypical, but they were engaging nonetheless. The plot did seem a bit careless at times - the characters would jump to unrealistic conclusions based on the evidence they had without considering other options. This was a little disappointing for a crime novel, as the writer's thinking process was incredibly transparent and left less mystery/suspense.
dark
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I honestly enjoyed this book so much for Tilly alone (protect her at all costs!!!) and it was great seeing the relationship between her and Poe!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is such an excellent crime/police thriller. The first in the Washington Poe series, and I will be reading more. A fast ride with loveable characters. Poe is suspended from his DCI role, and he is forced out of retirement when a Serial Killer carves his name in his latest victim, and he comes back demoted to a DI. Tilly Bradshaw, a computer geek analyst, supports him and is a fabulous neurodiversive loveable character. His previous DI, Stephanie Flynn, is now his superior. Twisty, gritty, dark, clever, and an utterly brilliant page Turner of a read. Superb
EDIT. I read this book a second time as it was a selection for a book club, and other than re-reading books of my youth, I rarely re-read as my to be read list is so long. However, as I loved this book so much the first time, I decided to give re-reading a go. I was not disappointed and still loved the book, and it was great to go back and read from the beginning. I found tit bits that I had missed on first reading. It's so very clever and utterly brilliant, I can't shut up about how solid and superb that both this book and the series is. Fantastic.
EDIT. I read this book a second time as it was a selection for a book club, and other than re-reading books of my youth, I rarely re-read as my to be read list is so long. However, as I loved this book so much the first time, I decided to give re-reading a go. I was not disappointed and still loved the book, and it was great to go back and read from the beginning. I found tit bits that I had missed on first reading. It's so very clever and utterly brilliant, I can't shut up about how solid and superb that both this book and the series is. Fantastic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail