308 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 13 January 1996
Description
Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the hou...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,229 reviews
Moods
tense 91%
mysterious 52%
emotional 31%
adventurous 24%
challenging 20%
sad 12%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 32% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 32% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, Animal deathModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violenceMinor
Kidnapping308 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 13 January 1996
Description
Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the hou...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,229 reviews
Moods
tense 91%
mysterious 52%
emotional 31%
adventurous 24%
challenging 20%
sad 12%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 32% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 32% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, Animal deathModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violenceMinor
Kidnapping