The French Powder Mystery by Ellery Queen

The French Powder Mystery

Ellery Queen Detective #2

Ellery Queen

403 pages first pub 1930 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

A stylish puzzle mystery from the author who "took the intellectual game that was the formal detective novel to greater heights than any American writer" (The Weekly Standard). The windows of French's department store are one of New York's great a...

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Moods

mysterious 100%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%

Pace

slow 75%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 75% | N/A: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | N/A: 25%

Average rating

3.23

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