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330 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846555404
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 21 June 2012
Description
A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason. Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
tense 50%
reflective 37%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
Pace
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Character: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AlcoholismModerate
Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault330 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846555404
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 21 June 2012
Description
A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason. Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
tense 50%
reflective 37%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
Pace
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Character: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AlcoholismModerate
Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault