The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn intricate, intimate mystery, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
Lord Peter Wimsey is trying to find the murderer of a local artists, but he finds that there are six main suspects, five who are being set up, and one who has created the perfect murder.
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- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 351
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- Open Library
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