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author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A Great Deliverance is the first of 21 books in the Inspector Lynley (and DS Havers) series. The book opens with the discovery of William Teys decapitated in his barn. Beneath him, is his dog, Whiskers, also dead. Sitting beside Teys is his daughter Roberta, who immediately confesses to the murder. The New Scotland Yard sends Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers to the village of Keldale in Yorkshire to investigate. They soon discover that Roberta’s mother, Tessa, and her older sister, Gillian, are missing, along with the mystery of a dead infant found by the ruins of Keldale Abbey. Elizabeth George writes an intricately constructed mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Infidelity, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Incest, Self harm, Sexual violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual harassment
melissahawco's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Minor: Child death
hazelgirl21's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape
Minor: Child death
georgia29's review
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is good start to a series, with a good mix of plot and establishing character. But I just felt like there was too much going on in this novel, also it is super fatphobic!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, and Fatphobia
Minor: Child death
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