Birthdays for the Dead by Stuart MacBride

Birthdays for the Dead

Ash Henderson #1

Stuart MacBride

399 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller dark tense fast-paced

Description

Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret ...Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: homemade, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front - Rebecca, s...

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Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
mysterious 75%
tense 75%
emotional 50%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
funny 8%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 40% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 30% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

3.62

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