Artists in Crime
by Ngaio Marsh
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimedramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeA layered, small-scale mystery: morally murky and serious. 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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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
It was a bizarre pose for beautiful model Sonia Gluck--and her last. For in the draperies of her couch lay a fatal dagger, and behind her murder lies all the intrigue and acid-etched temperament of an artist's colony. Called in to investigate, Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds his own passions unexpectedly stirred by the fiesty painter Agatha Troy--brilliant artist and suspected murderess.
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- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 300
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- Open Library
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