A Slow Fire Burning
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A Slow Fire Burning is a psychological thriller novel by Paula Hawkins that weaves together the dark secrets and intersecting lives of several characters in the aftermath of a brutal murder.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Paula Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family secrets
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guilt ⓘ memory ⓘ revenge ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | N/A ⓘ |
| explores |
the impact of past trauma on present behavior
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the unreliability of perception and memory ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSameWork | The Girl on the Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | mixed to positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasFollowUpTo | The Girl on the Train (in terms of author’s thriller output, not as a direct sequel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385545973 ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacterRole |
grieving relative
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reclusive neighbor ⓘ survivor of a past tragedy ⓘ unreliable witness ⓘ |
| hasKeyLocation | houseboat on a London canal ⓘ |
| hasMotiveInPlot |
desire for justice
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long-held resentment ⓘ |
| hasMurderVictim | young man found dead on a houseboat ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| marketedAs | bestselling thriller ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, nonlinear narrative structure
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unreliable characters ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 (approximate, US hardcover) ⓘ |
| plotElement |
intersecting lives of several characters
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investigation of a brutal murder ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Riverhead Books
NERFINISHED
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Transworld Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| structure | interwoven character perspectives ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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suspenseful ⓘ |
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