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433 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394580708
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
National Bestseller. Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and schemes on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastline. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 501 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
tense 46%
reflective 33%
sad 26%
challenging 20%
emotional 13%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 30% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 30% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Average rating
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433 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394580708
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
National Bestseller. Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and schemes on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastline. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 501 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
tense 46%
reflective 33%
sad 26%
challenging 20%
emotional 13%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 30% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 30% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.