Murder Must Advertise
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Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1933•Mystery•344 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimejournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeFresh and layered: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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2.7 / 5

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About This Book

When a man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable London advertising agency, it looks like an accident. Then Lord Peter Wimsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copy writing than meets the eye-- cocaine, blackmail, and some wanton women can be read between the lines.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeJournalisticSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Private investigatorsEnglandDetective and mystery storiesZhen tan xiao shuoChang pian xiao shuo

Details

Author
Dorothy L. Sayers
Published
1933
Pages
344
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