Death at the Bar
by Ngaio Marsh
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeA small-scale mystery, intricate rather than simple. 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: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
A cosy game of darts in a cosy English pub is going well until one of the players dies on the spot. Chief Inspector Alleyn knows it wasn't the dart that killed him, but the prussic acid someone added to the cut.
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- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 274
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- Open Library
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