Scan barcode
384 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416586203
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atria
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Award-winning screenwriter Malla Nunn delivers a stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper -- a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for ...
Community Reviews Summary of 191 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
emotional 33%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Colonisation, Racism
384 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416586203
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atria
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Award-winning screenwriter Malla Nunn delivers a stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper -- a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for ...
Community Reviews Summary of 191 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
emotional 33%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Colonisation, Racism