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256 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486816043
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 18 July 2017
Description
In the dead of night on a lonely Melbourne street, a cabbie discovers to his horror that his drunken passenger has been murdered -- poisoned with a chloroform-saturated handkerchief. The killer, his motive, and even the victim's identity are unkno...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
tense 20%
dark 10%
funny 10%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 22% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
DeathMinor
Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs256 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486816043
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 18 July 2017
Description
In the dead of night on a lonely Melbourne street, a cabbie discovers to his horror that his drunken passenger has been murdered -- poisoned with a chloroform-saturated handkerchief. The killer, his motive, and even the victim's identity are unkno...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
tense 20%
dark 10%
funny 10%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 22% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
DeathMinor
Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs