Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

82 reviews

d0505's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

amyparsons's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Spoiler

mentions of Satanism, witches, blood spilling

Spoiler

amandalachelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Classism, Stalking, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

mylangibson's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Murder

markieh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I actually enjoyed this book. Riley Sager has his flaws when it comes to writing female protagonists, and I have a lot of complaints about it in some of his other books. He definitely wants to make sure the main character is damaged in the worst way before the story starts. 
This one at least, had such a good atmosphere, and the twist was kind of bait and switch, which I really enjoyed.

Spoiler

I roll my eyes when most books (that weren't written in the 90s) introduce a satanist human sacrifice cult. Satanic panic is getting old. But this one took you down that road then veered way off the path.

The book was also a pretty biting social commentary about class difference and exploiting the desperation of the poor. 
This was my third Sager book, and it's my favorite so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Classism, and Suicide

kaseybereading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, and Medical trauma

fionamatilda's review

dark mysterious tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Murder, Confinement, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Medical content

leahdanielle131's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief, Classism, and Blood

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, and Car accident

jessspeake's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Classism, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Cursing, and Sexual content

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Classism, and Gaslighting