The Sleeping Car Murders by Sébastien Japrisot, Francis Price

The Sleeping Car Murders

Sébastien Japrisot, Francis Price

192 pages first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

A beautiful young woman lies sprawled on her berth in the sleeping car of the night train from Marseilles to Paris. She is not in the embrace of sleep, or even in the arms of one of her many lovers. She is dead. And the unpleasant task of finding ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 22 reviews

Moods

mysterious 100%
dark 66%
tense 66%
challenging 33%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 25%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Average rating

3.63

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