Death in a White Tie
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Death in a White Tie

by Ngaio Marsh

1938•Mystery•350 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn intricate, contained mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's 1930s novels.The season had begun. Debutantes and chaperones were planning their luncheons, teas, dinners, balls. And the blackmailer was planning his strategies, stalking his next victim.But Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn knew that something was up.

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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 seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

MysteryPoliceEngland

Details

Author
Ngaio Marsh
Published
1938
Pages
350
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