City of the Dead by Sara Gran

City of the Dead

Claire DeWitt Mysteries #1

Sara Gran

273 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
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New Orleans, and Vic Willing, Assistant District Attorney for the prosecutors' office, has been missing since Hurricane Katrina hit. Called in from San Francisco is Claire DeWitt, a detective whose expertise and methods derive from some unique sou...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,277 reviews

Moods

mysterious 91%
dark 69%
adventurous 39%
emotional 28%
reflective 25%
sad 25%
challenging 21%
tense 21%
funny 16%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 67%
fast 21%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Plot: 35% | Character: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 39% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 27%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 34% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.66

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