440 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780752877136
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orion
Publication date: 22 September 2005
Description
The fourteenth Inspector Rebus novel - and No.1 bestseller. Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascina...
Community Reviews Summary of 303 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
tense 50%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%
reflective 16%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Murder
440 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780752877136
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orion
Publication date: 22 September 2005
Description
The fourteenth Inspector Rebus novel - and No.1 bestseller. Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascina...
Community Reviews Summary of 303 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
tense 50%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%
reflective 16%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Murder