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383 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425267738
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 06 May 2014
Description
The New York Times Book Review said of The Yard, "If Charles Dickens isn't somewhere clapping his hands...Wilkie Collins surely is." Now Alex Grecian returns with his new novel of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad--and it's a gripper. The British Midl...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
adventurous 33%
tense 26%
emotional 13%
challenging 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 6%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 30% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 63% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Gore, BloodModerate
SuicideMinor
Death of parent
383 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425267738
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 06 May 2014
Description
The New York Times Book Review said of The Yard, "If Charles Dickens isn't somewhere clapping his hands...Wilkie Collins surely is." Now Alex Grecian returns with his new novel of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad--and it's a gripper. The British Midl...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
adventurous 33%
tense 26%
emotional 13%
challenging 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 6%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 30% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 63% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Gore, BloodModerate
SuicideMinor
Death of parent