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Green for Danger

Name: Green for Danger
Author: Christianna Brand

by Christianna Brand

1944•Mystery•256 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimewarunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn intricate, serious mystery, otherwise balanced. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.0 / 5

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About This Book

A murder takes place in a make-shift hospital during the second world war. Inspector Cockrill is asked to investigate even as the murderer strikes again. A nice twist in the end makes this worth a read.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeWarSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

PoliceEnglandBlitz

Details

Author: Christianna Brand
Published: 1944
Pages: 256
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Source: Open Library

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