The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin

The Moving Toyshop

Gervase Fen #3

Edmund Crispin

208 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
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Gervase Fen investigates an Oxford toy shop replaced overnight by a grocery store. Poetic Richard Cadogan found the apparently strangled body of an old woman upstairs, but she vanishes as well.

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Moods

mysterious 89%
funny 75%
adventurous 67%
lighthearted 56%
tense 21%
dark 2%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
reflective 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

fast 56%
medium 35%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 70% | A mix: 12% | Character: 12% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%

Average rating

3.64

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