The SummonsModern · Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
The Summons
2002 · 373 pages · Fiction
21
Modern
★ 3.74 on Goodreads · 86K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1). 3.74★ from 86K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
21Must-Read Score
- Readers4 out of 100 · counts 40%+2
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller52 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- 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
- #212 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #614 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1324 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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