The Dove's Necklace by Raja Alem

The Dove's Necklace

Raja Alem with Katharine Halls (Translator)

480 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
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 When the body of a young woman is discovered in the Lane of Many Heads, an alley in modern-day Mecca, no one will claim it, as they are all ashamed of her nakedness. As Detective Nasser pursues his investigation of the case, seemingly all of Mecc...

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Community Reviews

2.98
based on 40 reviews

Moods

challenging: 100%

dark: 60%

mysterious: 60%

tense: 40%

adventurous: 20%

reflective: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

16% of readers chose medium
83% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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