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239 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781448138029
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 31 March 2013
Description
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery? Judge Crowdy Lobbett is a man of justice, an upstanding pillar of American society. And now he's a man in deadly p...
Community Reviews Summary of 313 reviews
Moods
adventurous 85%
lighthearted 52%
tense 38%
funny 28%
dark 9%
emotional 4%
Pace
medium 35%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 76% | Character: 11% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 36% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Racial slurs, TortureModerate
Racism, Suicide
239 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781448138029
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 31 March 2013
Description
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery? Judge Crowdy Lobbett is a man of justice, an upstanding pillar of American society. And now he's a man in deadly p...
Community Reviews Summary of 313 reviews
Moods
adventurous 85%
lighthearted 52%
tense 38%
funny 28%
dark 9%
emotional 4%
Pace
medium 35%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 76% | Character: 11% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 36% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Racial slurs, TortureModerate
Racism, Suicide