How the Light Gets In
Modern · Fiction, Mystery, Crime
How the Light Gets In
2013 · 417 pages · Fiction
78.5Must-Read
Score Modern
Score Modern
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award finalist (2014). #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1).
By the numbers
78.5Must-Read Score
- Readers91 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller43 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz2 out of 100 · counts 10%
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. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #36 of the 555 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #245 of the 1,575 modern books we rank
- #491 of the 2,819 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
Shortlisted
- Edgar Award finalist (2014)
Reads as
Gripping
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