A Man Lay Dead
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A Man Lay Dead

by Ngaio Marsh

1934•Mystery•191 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeSmart and realistic: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens (she has been called the empress) of England’s Golden Age of mystery fiction. And in true Golden Age fashion, her oeuvre opens with, yes, a country-house party between the two world wars – servants bustling, gin flowing, the gentlemen in dinner jackets, the ladies all slink and smolder.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsDeep rivalry

Subjects

Country-house MysteryPoliceEngland

Details

Author
Ngaio Marsh
Published
1934
Pages
191
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