The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan

The Good Turn

Cormac Reilly #3

Dervla McTiernan

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Description

The unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The Ruin and The Scholar. Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy and the mystery of a little girl's silence - three unconnected things that will prove to be linked by one...

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Community Reviews Summary of 631 reviews

Moods

mysterious 93%
dark 59%
tense 56%
adventurous 25%
challenging 18%
emotional 12%
reflective 6%
hopeful 4%
sad 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 43%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Plot: 44% | Character: 5% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 49% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.12

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