A review by bookwards
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Mary arrives at her uncle's Inn, The Jamaica Inn , a lonely place in the middle of the moors, after her mother dies. She finds her aunt is now a faded and broken creature and her uncle is a drunken brute. The inn has a disturbing secret and no travellers stop there. Mary is not easily cowed and vows to discover what darkness moves there at night and what madnesses her uncle is involved in. Never knowing who to trust, she attempts to protect her aunt and bring her uncle to justice. This book is a page-turner from the start with a capable heroine who walks out on the moors at night and hangs out with horse thieves and wins the respect of albino vicars. Loads of adventure and menace, peat burning, candles wavering and dubious travellers met at night. 
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