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480 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780446679190
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
National Bestseller. Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and schemes on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastline. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 502 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
tense 43%
reflective 31%
sad 25%
challenging 18%
emotional 12%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Plot: 35% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 35% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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480 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780446679190
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
National Bestseller. Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and schemes on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastline. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 502 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
tense 43%
reflective 31%
sad 25%
challenging 18%
emotional 12%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Plot: 35% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 35% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.