Christine Falls: Quirke Mysteries Book 1 by Benjamin Black

Christine Falls: Quirke Mysteries Book 1

Quirke #1

Benjamin Black

352 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

In the debut crime novel from the Booker-winning author, a Dublin pathologist follows the corpse of a mysterious woman into the heart of a conspiracy among the city's high Catholic society It's not the dead that seem strange to Quirke. It's the li...

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Community Reviews Summary of 397 reviews

Moods

mysterious 69%
dark 61%
sad 53%
reflective 23%
challenging 7%
emotional 7%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 38%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 63% | Plot: 27% | Character: 9%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.17

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