King Solomon's Carpet by Barbara Vine

King Solomon's Carpet

Barbara Vine

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
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Eccentric Jarvis lives in a crumbling schoolhouse overlooking the tube line, compiling his obsessive history of the Underground. A group of misfits are also drawn towards his strange house: Alice, who has run away from her husband and baby; Tom, t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 47 reviews

Moods

dark 66%
mysterious 66%
tense 66%
adventurous 33%
emotional 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.52

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