Peril at End House
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Peril at End House

by Agatha Christie

1932•Mystery•223 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA layered mystery, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckley. Nick is the young and reckless mistress of End House, an imposing structure perched on the rocky cliffs of St. Loo.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Subjects

English Detective and mystery storiesMysteryPrivate investigatorsDetective and mystery storiesDetectivesCrimeClassicsMystery Thriller

Details

Author
Agatha Christie
Published
1932
Pages
223
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Source
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