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Career of Evil

Name: Career of Evil
Author: J. K. Rowling

by J. K. Rowling

2015•Crime•528 pages

Taste attributes: crimedetectivethrillerfastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury crime novel that is intricate, heavy and small-scale. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

When a woman's severed leg is delivered to Robin Ellacott, her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, looks into his past to determine who is responsible.

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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

CrimeDetectiveThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

Private investigatorsCriminal investigationMan-woman relationshipsDetective and mystery fiction

Details

Author: J. K. Rowling
Published: 2015
Pages: 528
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Source: Open Library

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