The Affair
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The Affair

by Lee Child

2011•Crime•543 pages

Taste attributes: crimedetectivethrilleractionfastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeFast-moving and layered: a crime novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like pace over patience.

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.

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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

CrimeDetectiveThrillerActionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

MurderMilitary policeInvestigationMilitary basesMississippiAction & AdventureAdventure fictionAmerican Detective and mystery stories

Details

Author
Lee Child
Published
2011
Pages
543
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