11 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios
Publication date: 11 February 2013
Description
James Asher, a retired member of the Queen’s secret service in Edwardian England, has settled into quietude as an Oxford professor of philology with his physician wife, Lydia. But his peace is shattered when he’s confronted by a pale aristocratic ...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
adventurous 83%
dark 66%
tense 50%
funny 8%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Plot: 44% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
11 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios
Publication date: 11 February 2013
Description
James Asher, a retired member of the Queen’s secret service in Edwardian England, has settled into quietude as an Oxford professor of philology with his physician wife, Lydia. But his peace is shattered when he’s confronted by a pale aristocratic ...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
adventurous 83%
dark 66%
tense 50%
funny 8%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Plot: 44% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating