Woman with a Blue Pencil by Gordon McAlpine

Woman with a Blue Pencil

Gordon McAlpine

191 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious tense slow-paced
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What becomes of a character cut from a writer’s working manuscript?  On the eve of Pearl Harbor, Sam Sumida, a Japanese-American academic, has been thrust into the role of amateur P.I., investigating his wife’s murder, which has been largely igno...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 72 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 50%

challenging: 50%

dark: 50%

mysterious: 50%

emotional: 25%

informative: 25%

sad: 25%

tense: 25%

Pace

66% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

66% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose No
No

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