The Crime at Black Dudley
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The Crime at Black Dudley

by Margery Allingham

1929•Mystery•208 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimethrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA layered mystery that is small-scale and original. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

The Black Dudley is an ancient, remote mansion inhabited by recluse, Colonel Combe, but owned by Waytt Petrie, a young academic who decides to revive his property with a weekend party to which he invites his friends and colleagues. Among the guests is George Abbershaw, a renowned doctor and pathologist who is occasionally summoned by Scotland Yard to help with consulting mysterious deaths.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

MysteryMurderPrivate investigatorsEngland

Details

Author
Margery Allingham
Published
1929
Pages
208
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