It is rare that a piece of research, whatever its other merits, can be described as a 'page-turner', but in this case such a description is not inappropriate.
The book is a page-turner.
He can open or close an electrically-controlled door, dial a telephone number, operate a book page-turner, use a tape recorder, and so on.
The story is a page-turner; the details are gripping; the horror, well, it's horrifying.
A page-turner is often necessary for musicians who are playing complex pieces and prefer not to play from memory.
In one interview she described the book as a page-turner about sorrow.
A page-turner needs to be able to understand the musician's signals and follow the music to know when to turn the page, and to do so quickly and unobtrusively.