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336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385546553
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Description
A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages. It's 1942 and Willowjean Will Parker is a scrap...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,355 reviews
Moods
adventurous 76%
funny 33%
lighthearted 23%
tense 18%
dark 14%
emotional 12%
hopeful 6%
reflective 6%
inspiring 4%
challenging 3%
sad 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 47%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 43% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, DeathModerate
Homophobia, Chronic illness, Domestic abuseMinor
Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death of parent336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385546553
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Description
A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages. It's 1942 and Willowjean Will Parker is a scrap...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,355 reviews
Moods
adventurous 76%
funny 33%
lighthearted 23%
tense 18%
dark 14%
emotional 12%
hopeful 6%
reflective 6%
inspiring 4%
challenging 3%
sad 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 47%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 43% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, DeathModerate
Homophobia, Chronic illness, Domestic abuseMinor
Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death of parent