The Shape of Snakes by Minette Walters

The Shape of Snakes

Minette Walters

384 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced

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This New York Times Notable Book begins on a rainy winter night. It takes hours for a black woman known as Mad Annie to die in the gutter. It will take 20 years for the woman who found her to shape her neighbors' racism, the indifference of the po...

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dark 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

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Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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