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The Ritual Bath

Name: The Ritual Bath
Author: Faye Kellerman

by Faye Kellerman

1986•Crime•331 pages

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

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Boxlist takeA dark, smart crime novel: weighty and grounded. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

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

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2.8 / 5

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About This Book

Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime.

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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

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

Subjects

Jewish womenPolicePolice spousesInvestigationDetective and mystery storiesMysteryJewsJewish families

Details

Author: Faye Kellerman
Published: 1986
Pages: 331
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Source: Open Library

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