The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi

The Eighth Detective

Alex Pavesi

339 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
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A thrilling, wildly inventive nesting doll of a mystery, in which a young editor travels to a remote village in the Mediterranean in the hopes of convincing a reclusive writer to republish his collection of detective stories, only to realize that ...

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Community Reviews

3.58
based on 3,577 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 96%

dark: 50%

tense: 29%

adventurous: 20%

challenging: 17%

reflective: 10%

emotional: 5%

informative: 4%

sad: 3%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

24% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

57% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

39% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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