The Lock ArtistModern · Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
The Lock Artist
2009 · 304 pages · Fiction
35
Modern
★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 15K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award winner (2011). 3.96★ from 15K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers36 out of 100 · counts 40%+16
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller4 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz1 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
- #128 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #458 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1000 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Edgar Award winner (2011)
Reads as
Gripping
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