The Floating Admiral by John Rhode, Clemence Dane, Dorothy L. Sayers, David Timson, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie, The Detection Club, Simon Brett, Ronald Knox, G. D. H. Cole, G.K. Chesterton, Henry Wade, Edgar Jepson, Milward Kennedy, Margaret Cole, Victor L. Whitechurch, Freeman Wills Crofts

The Floating Admiral

John Rhode, Clemence Dane, Dorothy L. Sayers, David Timson, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie, The Detection Club, Simon Brett, Ronald Knox, G. D. H. Cole, G.K. Chesterton, Henry Wade, Edgar Jepson, Milward Kennedy, Margaret Cole, Victor L. Whitechurch, Freeman Wills Crofts

309 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
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Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to the chest, the Inspector's investigation immediately comes u...

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Moods

mysterious 96%
adventurous 34%
lighthearted 23%
challenging 19%
funny 11%
tense 11%
dark 7%
emotional 7%
inspiring 3%
reflective 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 17%
fast 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 76% | A mix: 20% | Character: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 91% | Yes: 8%

Loveable characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 95% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 62% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4%

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3.34

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