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_lilbey_'s review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
emmalea's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
emily_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
4.0
jess2obsess's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
4.0
amy_zoebeck's review against another edition
Just lost momentum- not really the book’s fault
eswaller's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Murder, and Violence
posies23's review
4.0
While not as good as THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES or RELIC, this still stands as a quality thriller. In this one, Special Agent Pendergast investigates what appears to be the work of a serial killer in a remote Kansas town. As always in Preston and Child novels, not everything is what it seems. Some threads carry over from previous novels, but this is basically a standalone novel. It starts a little slow, but the last third packs a nice wallop.