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Devices and Desires

Name: Devices and Desires
Author: P. D. James

by P. D. James

1989•Mystery•512 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivethrillercrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, grounded mystery: serious and intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

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

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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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

MysteryDetectiveThrillerCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Detective and mystery storiesPoliceSerial murderersGreat BritainEnglandNovelas policiacas inglesas

Details

Author: P. D. James
Published: 1989
Pages: 512
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Source: Open Library

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