Laura
by Vera Caspary
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimedramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn intimate mystery that is layered, morally murky and heavy. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
Laura Hunt was the ideal modern woman: beautiful, elegant, highly ambitious, and utterly mysterious. No man could resist her charms—not even the hardboiled NYPD detective sent to find out who turned her into a faceless corpse. As this tough cop probes the mystery of Laura’s death, he becomes obsessed with her strange power. Soon he realizes he’s been seduced by a dead woman—or has he?
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- Author
- Vera Caspary
- Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 237
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- Open Library
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