The Dead of Summer by Camilla Way

The Dead of Summer

Camilla Way

208 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Readers who are drawn to unsettling psychological explorations of adolescence and the hidden darkness within seemingly ordinary settings will find The Dead of Summer gripping.

Description

**DEBUT FICTION** "Admit how your pulse quickens when you see those headlines: murder spree of schoolgirl loner; boy, 13, rapes classmate; child, 10, stabs pensioner." So says narrator Anita Naidu, and she should know. At thirteen, Anita was the s...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 98 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

tense: 90%

mysterious: 54%

sad: 36%

challenging: 27%

emotional: 27%

adventurous: 9%

Pace

66% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
11% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
77% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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