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496 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553385540
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Publication date: 30 September 2008
Description
A mysterious stranger in outlandish Edwardian garb defaces a Pre-Raphaelite painting in the National Gallery. Then a guest at the exclusive Savoy Hotel is fatally bitten by a marshland snake. Over the next several days, an outbreak of increasingly...
Community Reviews Summary of 242 reviews
Moods
tense 50%
dark 40%
adventurous 30%
funny 30%
informative 20%
lighthearted 10%
reflective 10%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Average rating
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496 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553385540
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Publication date: 30 September 2008
Description
A mysterious stranger in outlandish Edwardian garb defaces a Pre-Raphaelite painting in the National Gallery. Then a guest at the exclusive Savoy Hotel is fatally bitten by a marshland snake. Over the next several days, an outbreak of increasingly...
Community Reviews Summary of 242 reviews
Moods
tense 50%
dark 40%
adventurous 30%
funny 30%
informative 20%
lighthearted 10%
reflective 10%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%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.