The Last ChildModern · Mystery, Fiction, Thriller
The Last Child
2009 · 657 pages · Fiction
52
Modern
★ 4.15 on Goodreads · 47K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award winner (2010). 4.15★ from 47K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Readers71 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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
- #32 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #207 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #469 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Edgar Award winner (2010)
Reads as
Gripping
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