# The cutting season
*a novel*

**Author(s):** Attica Locke
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (1 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-cutting-season/verdict.json
**Genres:** mystery, thriller
**Pages:** 374
**Publisher:** Harper
**Published:** Sun Jan 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780061802058
**ISBN-10:** 0061802050
**ASIN:** B007HBT7YK
**Amazon categories:** Literature & Fiction > United States > Black & African American > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
**Amazon binding:** $12.29
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-cutting-season

## SageChimp reader verdict

The cutting season has only 1 unpaid published review on SageChimp (need 5). That is not enough to say whether the book is genuinely well-liked or amplified by paid/ARC/BookTok hype. Do not treat Amazon, Goodreads, or social scores as SageChimp evidence.

- **Status:** Not enough unpaid reviews (`insufficient_data`)
- **Paid-hype signal:** Cannot judge paid hype from this sample (`insufficient_data`)
- **Unpaid reviews:** 1 (avg 3.0/5)
- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
- **Machine-readable:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-cutting-season/verdict.json

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**Themes:** Crime Investigation

## Community Reviews (showing 1 of 1)

### ★★★ (Untitled) — kristin
I had an unusual experience reading this book. Attica Locke writes some truly beautiful prose and is masterful at creating visuals. The heavy, southern setting permeates every bit of dialogue and exposition, allowing the reader to immerse themselves. I would almost have preferred if the murder was not included. For me, it muddled my expectations. Combining a crime story and a literary character study for me is not ideal, though I enjoyed the read.