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Summary of 95 reviews
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mysterious 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
tense 33%
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356 pages | first published 2013
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ISBN/UID: 9780143122548
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 27 August 2013
Description
Fourteen chilling tales from the pioneering women who created the domestic suspense genre Murderous wives, deranged husbands, deceitful children, and vengeful friends. Few know these characters—and their creators--better than Sarah Weinman. One of...Book Information
Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense
Sarah Weinman with Patricia Highsmith (Contributor), Nedra Tyre (Contributor), Shirley Jackson (Contributor), Barbara Callahan (Contributor), Vera Caspary (Contributor), Helen Nielsen (Contributor), Dorothy B. Hughes (Contributor), Joyce Harrington (Contributor), Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (Contributor), Charlotte Armstrong (Contributor), Dorothy Salisbury Davis (Contributor), Margaret Millar (Contributor), Miriam Allen Deford (Contributor), Celia Fremlin (Contributor)
356 pages | first published 2013
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ISBN/UID: 9780143122548
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 27 August 2013
Description
Fourteen chilling tales from the pioneering women who created the domestic suspense genre Murderous wives, deranged husbands, deceitful children, and vengeful friends. Few know these characters—and their creators--better than Sarah Weinman. One of...Book information
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Community Reviews
Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
tense 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 100%Average rating