Death Is No Sportsman
by Cyril Hare
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalry
Boxlist takeA smart mystery, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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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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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
Inspector Mallett mystery - 2 Every weekend, four men devoted to fly-fishing gather at a small resort hotel in rural England to enjoy their favorite sport. Though not friends, the men have learned to get along in order to share fishing rights to an especially desirable section of the River Didder.
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- Author
- Cyril Hare
- Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 240
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- Open Library
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