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308 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 067942525
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 13 January 1996
Description
Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the hou...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,540 reviews
Moods
tense 91%
mysterious 49%
emotional 30%
challenging 28%
adventurous 22%
sad 14%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%
reflective 1%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 27% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 28% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, DeathModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violenceMinor
Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement308 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 067942525
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 13 January 1996
Description
Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the hou...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,540 reviews
Moods
tense 91%
mysterious 49%
emotional 30%
challenging 28%
adventurous 22%
sad 14%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%
reflective 1%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 27% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 28% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, DeathModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violenceMinor
Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement