327 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781860466595
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Press
Publication date: 02 September 1999
Description
They are experienced, slightly marginal cops who believe they have seen everything. Until one is assigned a case following the horrifying discovery of a mutilated and tortured corpse, in fetal position, lodged in an innaccessible fissure. The othe...
Community Reviews Summary of 246 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
tense 85%
adventurous 50%
challenging 28%
emotional 21%
informative 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 70% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 40% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Body horror, Death, Racial slursMinor
Alcoholism, Trafficking, Car accident327 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781860466595
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Press
Publication date: 02 September 1999
Description
They are experienced, slightly marginal cops who believe they have seen everything. Until one is assigned a case following the horrifying discovery of a mutilated and tortured corpse, in fetal position, lodged in an innaccessible fissure. The othe...
Community Reviews Summary of 246 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
tense 85%
adventurous 50%
challenging 28%
emotional 21%
informative 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 70% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 40% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Body horror, Death, Racial slursMinor
Alcoholism, Trafficking, Car accident