In Plain Sight
by C. J. Box
Taste attributes: mysterycrimethrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a layered, morally murky mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
When wealthy matriarch Opal Scarlett vanishes, Joe Pickett is sure one of her greedy sons did her in. But when Joe becomes the victim of violent pranks, he wonders if what's happening has less to do with Opal's disappearance than with the darkest chapter of his own past.
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- Author
- C. J. Box
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 320
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- Source
- Open Library
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