Appointment with Death
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Appointment with Death

by Agatha Christie

1938•Mystery•224 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeContained and layered: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Agatha Christie set this book in Jerusalem. An english family headed by a bullying overbearing mother is murdered. Suspicion falls on members of the family, so Poirot steps in to investigate.

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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 seemsComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

BelgiansBelgians in fictionPrivate investigatorsPrivate investigators in fictionDetective and mystery storiesEnglish Detective and mystery storiesAmericansMystery

Details

Author
Agatha Christie
Published
1938
Pages
224
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