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336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781399803069
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Baskerville
Publication date: 03 March 2022
Description
From the Intelligence Service purgatory that is Slough House, where disgraced spies are sent to see out the dregs of their careers, Jackson Lamb is on his way to Oxford, where a former spook has turned up dead on a bus. Dickie Bow was a talented s...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,349 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
tense 69%
funny 53%
dark 28%
challenging 9%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 3%
sad 3%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
reflective 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 42% | Character: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 27%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, ConfinementModerate
Cancer, Alcohol, KidnappingMinor
Car accident, Terminal illness, Death
336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781399803069
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Baskerville
Publication date: 03 March 2022
Description
From the Intelligence Service purgatory that is Slough House, where disgraced spies are sent to see out the dregs of their careers, Jackson Lamb is on his way to Oxford, where a former spook has turned up dead on a bus. Dickie Bow was a talented s...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,349 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
tense 69%
funny 53%
dark 28%
challenging 9%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 3%
sad 3%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
reflective 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 42% | Character: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 27%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, ConfinementModerate
Cancer, Alcohol, KidnappingMinor
Car accident, Terminal illness, Death