Murder is Bad Manners
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Murder is Bad Manners

by Robin Stevens

2015•Detective•320 pages

Taste attributes: detectivehistoricalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeSmall-scale and wholesome: a detective novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

At an English boarding school in the 1930s, crime-solving friends Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells struggle to find an exciting mystery to investigate and hit pay-dirt when Hazel discovers the dead body of Miss Bell, the science teacher.

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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

DetectiveHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Subjects

MurderChineseJuvenile fictionBoarding schoolsSchoolsFriendship in childrenFriendshipMystery and detective stories

Details

Author
Robin Stevens
Published
2015
Pages
320
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