Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh

Colour Scheme

Roderick Alleyn #12

Ngaio Marsh

320 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Often regarded as her most interesting book and set on New Zealand's North Island, Ngaio Marsh herself considered this to be her best-written novel. It was a horrible death -- Maurice Questing was lured into a pool of boiling mud and left there to...

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Community Reviews Summary of 62 reviews

Moods

mysterious 92%
adventurous 23%
dark 23%
funny 23%
lighthearted 23%
reflective 23%
tense 15%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 53%
fast 30%
medium 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 41% | A mix: 33% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 84% | No: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 8%

Average rating

3.49

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