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White Nights

Name: White Nights
Author: Ann Cleeves

by Ann Cleeves

2008•Mystery•400 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA layered, contained mystery, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

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

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Bella Sinclair throws a party to launch an exhibition of her work and to introduce the paintings of Fran Hunter. When a mysterious Englishman bursts into tears and claims not to know who he is or where hes come from, then is found hanging from a rafter in a boathouse the next day, Detective Jimmy Perez is convinced that this is a local murder.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

MurderInvestigationScotlandArtistsWomen artistsPoliceCrimeShetland series

Details

Author: Ann Cleeves
Published: 2008
Pages: 400
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Source: Open Library

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