Enter a Murderer
by Ngaio Marsh
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalry
Boxlist takeIntimate and layered: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
The script of the Unicorn Theatre's new play uncannily echoes a quarrel in the star's dressing room. And the stage drama gets all too real when charming Felix Gardener shoots his blustering rival, Arthur Surbonardier, dead-with a gun Arthur himself loaded with blanks. Or did he?
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- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 192
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- Open Library
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