La juguetería errante by Edmund Crispin

La juguetería errante

Gervase Fen #3

Edmund Crispin with José C. Vales (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced

Description

It is late at night when poet Cadogan stumbles on the dead body of an old lady in an Oxford toyshop. The following morning, the toyshop has vanished and in its place is a grocery store. Nobody, not even the police, seem surprised.

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Moods

mysterious 92%
funny 84%
adventurous 80%
lighthearted 57%
tense 23%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
reflective 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

fast 51%
medium 37%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 76% | Character: 19% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 11%

Average rating

3.62

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