The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin

The Hours Before Dawn

Celia Fremlin

208 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Edgar Award Winner for Best Novel One of CrimeRead's 10 Best Reissued Mysteries of 2018 In this Edgar Award-winning thriller, a young housewife with two lively daughters and an endlessly crying baby battles domestic chaos as well as growing susp...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 218 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 93%

tense: 84%

dark: 75%

emotional: 34%

reflective: 15%

sad: 9%

challenging: 6%

funny: 3%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
46% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
88% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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