Death in Ecstasy
by Ngaio Marsh
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeSmall-scale and smart: an unsavoury mystery. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
When lovely Cara Quayne dropped dead to the floor after drinking the ritual wine at the House of the Sacred Flame, she was having a religious experience of a sort unsuspected by the other initiates.
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- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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