370 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine books
Publication date: 18 September 2007
Description
Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with...
Community Reviews Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 46%
emotional 38%
sad 38%
adventurous 30%
informative 30%
challenging 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Violence, Medical content
370 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine books
Publication date: 18 September 2007
Description
Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with...
Community Reviews Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 46%
emotional 38%
sad 38%
adventurous 30%
informative 30%
challenging 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Violence, Medical content