The Frozen Dead by Bernard Minier

The Frozen Dead

Commandant Martin Servaz #1

Bernard Minier with Alison Anderson (Translator)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

482 pages | first published 2011

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The first victim is a horse: its headless body hangs suspended from the edge of a frozen cliff. On the same day as the gruesome discovery, a young psychiatrist starts her first job at a secure asylum for the criminally insane, just a few miles awa...
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Summary of 172 reviews

Moods

tense 100%
dark 88%
mysterious 88%
adventurous 33%
challenging 22%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 25%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 75% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Average rating

3.63

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