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474 pages • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781405932707
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 April 2017
Description
It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detect...
Community Reviews Summary of 203 reviews
Moods
mysterious 83%
tense 50%
dark 16%
informative 16%
lighthearted 16%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 33% | N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | N/A: 33%Average rating
474 pages • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781405932707
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 April 2017
Description
It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detect...
Community Reviews Summary of 203 reviews
Moods
mysterious 83%
tense 50%
dark 16%
informative 16%
lighthearted 16%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 33% | N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | N/A: 33%Average rating