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The Golden Spiders

Name: The Golden Spiders
Author: Rex Stout

by Rex Stout

1953•Mystery•192 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeSmart and fresh: a small-scale mystery, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Published 1953. A street kid who washes car windows at street corners for nickels and dimes comes to Wolfe with a disturbing report of a terrified woman passenger in a car that he has accosted. The next day the boy is dead - run down in the street.

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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

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

Subjects

MysteryPrivate investigatorsIndiana

Details

Author: Rex Stout
Published: 1953
Pages: 192
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Source: Open Library

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