This Poison Will Remain by Fred Vargas

This Poison Will Remain

Commissaire Adamsberg #11

Fred Vargas with Siân Reynolds

416 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

Inspector Adamsberg is in the south of France. When a group of local residents are killed by spider venom, his colleagues view it as an open-and-shut case. But Adamsberg is suspicious. He’ll have to put everything on the line to convince them that...

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Community Reviews Summary of 191 reviews

Moods

mysterious 93%
dark 60%
adventurous 33%
tense 26%
funny 20%
sad 20%
emotional 13%
reflective 13%
challenging 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

slow 42%
medium 35%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 50% | A mix: 40% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 30%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20%

Average rating

3.96

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