533 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340977651
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 02 July 2012
Description
In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin, two children and their father are dead. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case and at first he thinks it's simple: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, and himself. But...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,298 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
tense 61%
emotional 40%
sad 40%
challenging 19%
reflective 12%
adventurous 6%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Plot: 19% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 37% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Murder, Child deathModerate
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, DeathMinor
Animal death, Blood, Death of parent533 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340977651
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 02 July 2012
Description
In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin, two children and their father are dead. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case and at first he thinks it's simple: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, and himself. But...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,298 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
tense 61%
emotional 40%
sad 40%
challenging 19%
reflective 12%
adventurous 6%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Plot: 19% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 37% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Murder, Child deathModerate
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, DeathMinor
Animal death, Blood, Death of parent