A Strange Disappearance
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A Strange Disappearance

by Anna Katharine Green

1880•Mystery•144 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA layered, intimate mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Mr. Gryce leads his young police detective protégé to face his first nemesis. A young girl who is more than she appears has gone missing from a local household. Even for the rising young police detective, who was universally acknowledged by the force as the most astute man for mysterious and unprecedented cases, this mystery is complex - it seems everyone has something to hide, and the detectives must figure out who...

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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 seemsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

PoliceMissing personsWomen household employeesWomen domesticsThriller

Details

Author
Anna Katharine Green
Published
1880
Pages
144
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