Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis

Crooked Little Vein

Warren Ellis

280 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Description

Burned-out private dick Michael McGill needs to jump-start his career. What he gets instead is a cattle prod to the crotch. The president's heroin-addicted chief of staff wants McGill to find the Constitution--the real one the Founding Fathers sec...

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Community Reviews Summary of 725 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
funny 81%
mysterious 50%
adventurous 43%
tense 25%
challenging 18%
lighthearted 6%

Pace

fast 87%
medium 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 35% | Character: 7% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 23%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

3.7

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