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The Boscombe Valley Mystery - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story by Arthur Conan Doyle

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

4.0

A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story by Arthur Conan Doyle

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Red-Headed League - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story by Arthur Conan Doyle

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Last Acts by Alexander Sammartino

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

2.75

I'm not sure how I came across this novel. It didn't really strike my fancy but it isn't horrible. I feel it was trying to satarize marketing & violence but that message seemed murky to me. 
Judgment Prey by John Sandford

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

A bit of a strange tale. 
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

Field Bazaar: A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche by Arthur Conan Doyle

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

3.5

Riveting 
You Like It Darker by Stephen King

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dark fast-paced

3.5

It makes me want to read Flannery O'Connor. 
The Waiting by Michael Connelly

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Leaving the daughter's storyline out would have made this better. 
Wyoming by J.P. Gritton

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

3.25

This just plods along across what would normally be some interesting situations.