Scales of Justice
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Scales of Justice

by Ngaio Marsh

1955•Mystery•256 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimedramaheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeA smart, small-scale mystery, otherwise balanced. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

A country Eden blooms with murderSwevenings village is pretty as a picture, but its secrets are ugly; and its gentry dread the publication of Sir Harold Lacklander's memoirs. When one of them is murdered, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's investigation takes him through petty vendettas, an ex-commander's blend of whiskey and archery, and cocktails on the lawn with a femme fatale.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsDeep rivalry

Subjects

PoliceMurderInvestigationEnglandCrime

Details

Author
Ngaio Marsh
Published
1955
Pages
256
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