Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh

Died in the Wool

Roderick Alleyn #13

Ngaio Marsh

272 pages first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Description

One summer evening in 1942, Flossie Rubrick, goes to her husband's wool shed to rehearse a patriotic speech - and disappears. Three weeks later she turns up at an auction, packed inside one of her own bales of wool and very, very dead

Community Reviews

3.61
based on 295 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 100%

adventurous: 27%

dark: 18%

lighthearted: 18%

reflective: 18%

relaxing: 18%

challenging: 9%

informative: 9%

tense: 9%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

72% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
81% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
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Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
81% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

18% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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