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Written in Bone

Name: Written in Bone
Author: Simon Beckett

by Simon Beckett

2007•Crime•429 pages

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeDark and weighty: an intricate crime novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

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

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Written in Bone is a novel written by the British crime fiction writer Simon Beckett, first published in 2007. It is the second novel to feature Dr. David Hunter.

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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

CrimeMysteryThrillerSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

British crime fictionMurderForensic anthropologistsSuspenseInvestigationMystery fictionDetective and mystery storiesAnthropologists

Details

Author: Simon Beckett
Published: 2007
Pages: 429
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Source: Open Library

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