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A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

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adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Not gripping me.
Silverview by John le Carré

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Buat by Jean-Marc van Tol

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challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Scotland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced and Misunderstood by Alistair Moffat

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Duidelijkheid by Tom-Jan Meeus

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A Murder of Quality by John le Carré

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles

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mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0