The Daughters of Cain by Colin Dexter

The Daughters of Cain

Inspector Morse #11

Colin Dexter

387 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
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The eleventh Inspector Morse novel begins when a body is discovered in a set of rooms off a prestigious staircase in the most famous Oxford college of them all. Colin Dexter has won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award twice for The Wa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews

Moods

mysterious 83%
dark 33%
challenging 16%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | N/A: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 25% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Average rating

3.77

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