Pietr the Latvian
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Pietr the Latvian

by Georges Simenon

1931•Detective•183 pages

Taste attributes: detectivemysterycrimefresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, realistic detective novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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2.3 / 5

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About This Book

Pietr the Lett had for years been clocked across the European frontiers by Interpol. Who was he, this international swindler with the skin of a chameleon? Was he Oswald Oppenheim, friend of multi-millionaires? Or Olaf Swann, a Norwegian merchant officer down at Fécamp? Or Fédor Yurovich, a down-and-out Russian drunk? Or could he have been the twisted corpse they found on the Pole Star express when it drew into Paris?

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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

DetectiveMysteryCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

PoliceCrimeFranzo sischFrance

Details

Author
Georges Simenon
Published
1931
Pages
183
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