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368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250820037
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Description
A modern-day homicide detective is working as an undertaker's assistant in Victorian Scotland when a serial poisoner attacks the men of Edinburgh and leaves their widows under suspicion.Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkins...
Community Reviews Summary of 415 reviews
Moods
adventurous 76%
funny 28%
tense 25%
dark 20%
emotional 14%
lighthearted 10%
informative 9%
challenging 6%
hopeful 6%
reflective 5%
sad 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 41% | Character: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 56% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Murder, Death, ViolenceModerate
Infidelity, Misogyny, RacismMinor
Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Confinement368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250820037
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Description
A modern-day homicide detective is working as an undertaker's assistant in Victorian Scotland when a serial poisoner attacks the men of Edinburgh and leaves their widows under suspicion.Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkins...
Community Reviews Summary of 415 reviews
Moods
adventurous 76%
funny 28%
tense 25%
dark 20%
emotional 14%
lighthearted 10%
informative 9%
challenging 6%
hopeful 6%
reflective 5%
sad 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 41% | Character: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 56% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, ViolenceModerate
Infidelity, Misogyny, RacismMinor
Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Confinement