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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Audio library
Good book, different part of mystery where the focus is primaril on Adam than switching to the perspective of the suspects. I am not sure that I like Adam all that much. I don't dislike him but he is too indecisive about his personal life.
Good book, different part of mystery where the focus is primaril on Adam than switching to the perspective of the suspects. I am not sure that I like Adam all that much. I don't dislike him but he is too indecisive about his personal life.
What I love about this is you know the bad guy. You genuinely do. But she does such a good job of convincing you otherwise that you fall for it and in the end you look back and you are like... wait what????
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Her writing is quite different from Christie's. James gives each of her characters depth and enough space in the book so that it becomes almost life-like, the setting, the story, to us readers.
I loved the beginning, and the setting of this novel, especially how I came to know much more about Dalgliesh. But the end was a bit disappointing, not bad, just a bit sad. Still, the novel is worth a read. And would make you want to visit the coastal town of Suffolk.
I loved the beginning, and the setting of this novel, especially how I came to know much more about Dalgliesh. But the end was a bit disappointing, not bad, just a bit sad. Still, the novel is worth a read. And would make you want to visit the coastal town of Suffolk.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Adam Dagliesh tries, unsuccessfully, to take a break from investigations and visit his aunt. However, the neighbors have other ideas and Dagliesh finds himself drawn into an investigation reluctantly. Well plotted and paced, another good entry in the Adam Dagliesh series.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a neat one. I had read one other Adam Dalgliesh mystery and wasn't blown away, but I think I liked this more. Despite having been published in the 60s, it really has that golden-age-mystery feel to it, with the little town and the interesting set of character, any one of whom could have done it.... The twist was good-- although I was able to guess a decent amount of it, the reveal was still satisfying. The atmosphere was great and the pieces came together well.