The Tree of HandsClassic · Mystery, Fiction, Crime
The Tree of Hands
1984 · 288 pages · Fiction
20
Classic
★ 3.90 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award finalist (1986). 3.90★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
20Must-Read Score
- Readers28 out of 100 · counts 40%+13
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+7
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- Edgar Award finalist (1986)
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Gripping
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