The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves

The Glass Room

Vera Stanhope #5

Ann Cleeves

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Description

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation, so she has more tolerance for them than most. When one of them goes missing she feels duty-bound to find out what hap...

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Community Reviews Summary of 288 reviews

Moods

mysterious 93%
dark 58%
tense 44%
emotional 20%
adventurous 17%
reflective 17%
funny 10%
sad 10%
challenging 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 71%
fast 25%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Plot: 42% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 23%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 38% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.83

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