Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George
Payment in Blood
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Elizabeth George
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Payment in Blood

Inspector Lynley #2

Elizabeth George

395 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
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Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, who first appeared in A Great Deliverance, investigates the murder of a playwright at a Scottish country house hotel, where the members of a West End theatre company have assembled for the first reading of...

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3.73
based on 1,527 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 95%

tense: 54%

dark: 50%

emotional: 33%

challenging: 23%

adventurous: 21%

sad: 16%

reflective: 14%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 2%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
76% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

36% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
11% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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