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Death Claims by Joseph Hansen

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bulfinch2's review

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mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sirlancereads's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Another good entry into the Dave Brandstetter series; although I did not enjoy this one as much as the first.

I still love that the mysteries that Dave finds himself at the heart of still revolve around queer characters and their unique strugggles, but I felt that this installment didn't balance the mystery with Dave's personal life and strugggling with his first relationship after the death of his long-time partner. I felt the personal story sort of get's forgotten in the last third of the book.

However, I look forward to the next installment and am thankful for these recent reprints.

spikers's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bookcraft's review against another edition

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3.0

The typos in the ebook editions (obviously introduced when the publisher scanned a paper copy and then didn't proofread the text well enough) are really distracting.

octothorpetopus's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

claudia_is_reading's review against another edition

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5.0

This was another excellent story. A great mystery which provided a couple of great twists and enough red herrings to feed me for my whole life :P
But at the end, when the truth is finally unveiled I didn't felt cheated. It all made sense and it felt real and satisfying.

We also have the perfect mix between the mystery and Doug and Dave's relationship. The way in wich they both are haunted by the ghosts of their past and how this create problems is true to life. I also loved how Dave reacts to this situation and does his best to keep the relationship going. I love that he is not perfect, but utterly human.

I'm already listening to the third book :)