190 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780299205539
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 15 September 2004
Description
Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but wh...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
dark 46%
emotional 36%
adventurous 29%
tense 26%
reflective 24%
sad 24%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 45%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 25% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Homophobia, MurderModerate
Infidelity, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Suicide, War, Child abuse190 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780299205539
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 15 September 2004
Description
Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but wh...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
dark 46%
emotional 36%
adventurous 29%
tense 26%
reflective 24%
sad 24%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 45%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 25% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Homophobia, MurderModerate
Infidelity, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Suicide, War, Child abuse