Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Gott schütze dieses Haus by Elizabeth George

4 reviews

author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 

A Great Deliverance is the first of 21 books in the Inspector Lynley (and DS Havers) series. The book opens with the discovery of William Teys decapitated in his barn. Beneath him, is his dog, Whiskers, also dead. Sitting beside Teys is his daughter Roberta, who immediately confesses to the murder. The New Scotland Yard sends Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers to the village of Keldale in Yorkshire to investigate. They soon discover that Roberta’s mother, Tessa, and her older sister, Gillian, are missing, along with the mystery of a dead infant found by the ruins of Keldale Abbey. Elizabeth George writes an intricately constructed mystery. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Infidelity, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Incest, Self harm, Sexual violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual harassment

hopeevey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual content

debimorton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Murder of father. Introduces Lynley and Havers. Roberta, Gillian. Felt blindsided by abuse. Solid mystery series start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Animal death, and Mental illness

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

Minor: Child death