Flowers for the Judge
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Flowers for the Judge

by Margery Allingham

1936•Mystery•256 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA layered mystery that is small-scale and fresh. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

The Body That Wasn't There One morning Tom Barnabas, of the famous book publishers Barnabas and Company, said "Good morning" to his housekeeper, started down a wide suburban street, and never arrived at the tobacconist on the corner. He had simply vanished into thin air.

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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 seemsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Private investigatorsGreat britainEnglandEnglish Detective and mystery stories

Details

Author
Margery Allingham
Published
1936
Pages
256
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