A Place of ExecutionModern · Mystery, Crime, Fiction
A Place of Execution
1998 · 432 pages · Fiction
41
Modern
★ 4.15 on Goodreads · 20K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award finalist (2001). 4.15★ from 20K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
41Must-Read Score
- Readers71 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+7
- Bestseller7 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #84 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #365 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #813 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Edgar Award finalist (2001)
Reads as
Gripping
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