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Thin Air by Ann Cleeves

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littledorrit2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

After having recently read a less than brilliant whodunnit, this little gem by a master wordsmith was a breath of fresh air. Of course, as for all whodunnits, there's a formula, but the interplay of the characters and the complexities in the back story of the various characters (including the investigators) give this book life. And I didn't spot the killer on this occasion until they showed themselves which was pleasing.

lindsaystillreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

rychen's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

matt357's review against another edition

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2.0

Despite the rating here this isn't actually a bad book, it's just much slower and smaller then crime stories that I normally enjoy, but that kind of suits the territory of the Shetland islands from what I understand.

The book is well written, has a better then average use of language, is evenly, but slowly, paced, has solid non-contradictory characterisation, and even manages to fit a few twists into a story with maybe 15 significant characters.