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164 reviews

A Generation of Vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

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

3.0

Book four in the series and much better than the last couple. 
A good pace with lots of suspicious characters and red herrings, although I guessed the murderer really early on.
An enjoyable whodunit.
The Body on the Doorstep by A. J. MacKenzie

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

3.0

The Baby Left Behind by Jen Craven

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  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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

2.0

The 12 Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani

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

3.0

The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley

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

3.0

The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas

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

2.0

I didn't find any of the characters likeable and the story was very slow to get going. 
The Harbour Lights Mystery by Emylia Hall

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mysterious slow-paced

2.0

Too many sub-plots which made for a slow-paced story. 
Exiles by Jane Harper

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adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Murder at the Nineteenth by J.M. Gregson

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

3.0

When the Chairman of the local golf club is found dead by Superintendent Lambert, who is also a member, the secrets of his golfing friends come to the surface.