Dead Water: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #23 by Ngaio Marsh

Dead Water: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #23

Roderick Alleyn #23

Ngaio Marsh

240 pages first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced

Description

The elderly Emily Pride is perfectly pleased to have inherited an island, even if her starchy pragmatism is ever-so-faintly appalled by the "Pixie Falls" spring and its reported miraculous healing properties. But really, the locals attempts to cap...

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Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews

Moods

mysterious 100%
adventurous 25%
emotional 25%
lighthearted 25%
relaxing 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.58

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