Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen

320 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Friday Night Lights meets Mare of Easttown in this small-town mystery about an unlikely private investigator searching for a missing waitress. Pay Dirt Road is the mesmerizing debut from the 2019 Tony Hillerman Prize recipient Samantha Jayne Allen...

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Community Reviews Summary of 137 reviews

Moods

mysterious 90%
dark 46%
tense 33%
emotional 20%
adventurous 13%
challenging 13%
sad 6%
reflective 3%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 25%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 42% | Plot: 33% | Character: 23%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 15%

Average rating

3.36

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