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Ngaio Marsh
256 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789725590355
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Europress
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's 1930s novels.The season had begun. Debutantes and chaperones were planning their luncheons, teas, dinners, balls. And the blackmailer was planning ...
Community Reviews Summary of 281 reviews
Moods
emotional 33%
dark 22%
relaxing 22%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 30% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 62% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Grief, Murder, ClassismMinor
Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse—
Ngaio Marsh
256 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789725590355
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Europress
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's 1930s novels.The season had begun. Debutantes and chaperones were planning their luncheons, teas, dinners, balls. And the blackmailer was planning ...
Community Reviews Summary of 281 reviews
Moods
emotional 33%
dark 22%
relaxing 22%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 30% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 62% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Grief, Murder, ClassismMinor
Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse