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492 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743215053
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 12 December 2001
Description
When the young and beautiful wife of a much older embassy worker and amateur gardener is found murdered near Northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, his personal pursuit of the killers not only sets him up as their next target, but as a suspect among his e...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,331 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
sad 55%
tense 50%
adventurous 37%
challenging 37%
emotional 36%
reflective 29%
informative 9%
inspiring 4%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 41% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 28% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, RapeModerate
Child death, Infidelity, TortureMinor
Racial slurs, Xenophobia
492 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743215053
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 12 December 2001
Description
When the young and beautiful wife of a much older embassy worker and amateur gardener is found murdered near Northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, his personal pursuit of the killers not only sets him up as their next target, but as a suspect among his e...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,331 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
sad 55%
tense 50%
adventurous 37%
challenging 37%
emotional 36%
reflective 29%
informative 9%
inspiring 4%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 41% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 28% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, RapeModerate
Child death, Infidelity, TortureMinor
Racial slurs, Xenophobia