The Case of the Golddigger's Purse
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The Case of the Golddigger's Purse

by Erle Stanley Gardner

1942•Mystery•230 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimelegalfresh & originalunsavouryintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeIntimate and smart: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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About This Book

The Case of The Gold digger's Purse is a mystery of a wealthy man, Harrington Faulkner who is infatuated with his rare black gold fish called The Veiltail Moor Telescope. He wants to save his fishes from a deadly disease at any cost. Sally Madison, the gorgeous Gold Digger, has a boyfriend that has a cure for the disease which he invented which can cure the fish.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

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

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Lawyers

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Author
Erle Stanley Gardner
Published
1942
Pages
230
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