The Complaints by Ian Rankin

The Complaints

Malcolm Fox #1

Ian Rankin

381 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction crime mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

Nobody likes The Complaints--they're the cops who investigate other cops. It's a department known within the force as "The Dark Side," and it's where Malcolm Fox works. He's a serious man with a father in a nursing home and a sister who persists i...

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Moods

mysterious 100%
dark 50%
tense 50%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

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3.59

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