A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Edith Pargeter
Taste attributes: mysteryhistoricaldetectiveunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn intricate mystery, heavy rather than light. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
12th-century Shrewsbury monks go to Wales to recover a 7th-century saint’s relics, and encounter opposition from the relics’ current keepers. Then the opposition leader is murdered.
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- Author
- Edith Pargeter
- Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 208
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- Open Library
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