The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

The Distant Echo

Inspector Karen Pirie #1

Val McDermid

577 pages • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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It was a winter morning in 1978, that the body of a young barmaid was discovered in the snow banks of a Scottish cemetery. The only suspects in her brutal murder were the four young men who found her: Alex Gilbey and his three best friends. With n...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 1,396 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 83%

dark: 75%

tense: 64%

emotional: 26%

adventurous: 16%

sad: 14%

challenging: 13%

reflective: 7%

informative: 3%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

23% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

35% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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