The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell

The Crocodile Bird

Ruth Rendell

384 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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A mother and a daughter live quietly in the rustic gatehouse of Shrove House, an isolated British estate. Their life seems perfectly ordinary except that daughter Liza has been kept isolated from the outside world for all of her sixteen years. And...

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Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
mysterious 83%
emotional 66%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
hopeful 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.55

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