Birdman
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Birdman

by Mo Hayder

1999•Crime•395 pages

Taste attributes: crimethrillerhorrorfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, weighty crime novel: smart and stirring. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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Open Library rating

3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Greenwich, south-east London. The Met's crack murder squad is called out by CID detectives to a grim discovery. Five bodies, all young women, are ritualistically murdered and dumped. Post mortems reveal a most dangerous sexual serial killer on the loose.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeThrillerHorrorInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

Crimes againstPoliceStripteasersSerial murdersProstitutesThrillerMurderEngland

Details

Author
Mo Hayder
Published
1999
Pages
395
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