The Killing Hour
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The Killing Hour

by Lisa Gardner

2003•Thriller•324 pages

Taste attributes: thrillercrimemysterydetectiveunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, weighty thriller: intricate and emotional. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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About This Book

Each time he struck, he took two victims. Day after day, he waited for the first body to be discovered--a body containing all the clues the investigators needed to find the second victim, who waited...prey to a slow but certain death. The clock ticked--salvation was possible.

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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

ThrillerCrimeMysteryDetectiveRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Government investigators in fictionWomen detectivesKidnappingSerial murdersGovernment investigatorsDetective and mystery storiesKidnapping in fictionWomen detectives in fiction

Details

Author
Lisa Gardner
Published
2003
Pages
324
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