Hawksmoor
by Peter Ackroyd
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivehistoricaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeIntricate and serious: an unsavoury mystery. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
The story of Scotland Yard's Nicholas Hawksmoor's investigation of a string of homicides runs parallel to the story of eighteenth-century architect Nicholas Dyer.
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- Author
- Peter Ackroyd
- Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 224
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- Open Library
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