273 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571253401
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Meet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent, and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged...
Community Reviews Summary of 924 reviews
Moods
adventurous 53%
dark 50%
tense 43%
sad 25%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
lighthearted 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 40% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
SexismMinor
Transphobia273 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571253401
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Meet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent, and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged...
Community Reviews Summary of 924 reviews
Moods
adventurous 53%
dark 50%
tense 43%
sad 25%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
lighthearted 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 40% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
SexismMinor
Transphobia