La camera chiusa by Kate Ross
La camera chiusa

Kate Ross

360 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious tense fast-paced

Description

To the ranks of great sleuths of ages past, add a new candidate - Julian Kestrel - a detective as historically authentic as Brother Cadfael and as dashing as Lord Peter Wimsey. Kestrel is the reigning dandy of London in the 1820s, famous for his e...

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Community Reviews Summary of 262 reviews

Moods

mysterious 100%
tense 60%
emotional 40%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
funny 20%
hopeful 20%
reflective 20%
sad 20%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 20%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.84

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