320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781335449634
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Description
Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mysteryIn 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car....
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
dark 52%
reflective 52%
tense 47%
adventurous 26%
sad 26%
challenging 21%
emotional 15%
informative 10%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 25% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse
320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781335449634
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Description
Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mysteryIn 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car....
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
dark 52%
reflective 52%
tense 47%
adventurous 26%
sad 26%
challenging 21%
emotional 15%
informative 10%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 25% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse