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366 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802146137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 17 July 2012
Description
Hayder's second novel after the hair-raising Birdman, The Treatment brings Detective Jack Caffery back to investigate the abduction of a little boy, a crime with disturbing parallels to Caffery's own troubled past. In a quiet residential area in L...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
tense 76%
mysterious 60%
sad 50%
challenging 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 45% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pedophilia, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Misogyny, Alcoholism, BloodMinor
Cancer, Terminal illness
366 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802146137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 17 July 2012
Description
Hayder's second novel after the hair-raising Birdman, The Treatment brings Detective Jack Caffery back to investigate the abduction of a little boy, a crime with disturbing parallels to Caffery's own troubled past. In a quiet residential area in L...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
tense 76%
mysterious 60%
sad 50%
challenging 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 45% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pedophilia, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Misogyny, Alcoholism, BloodMinor
Cancer, Terminal illness