The Hollow Man
by John Dickson Carr
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivehorrorfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads
Boxlist takeIntricate and inventive: a small-scale mystery, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.7 / 5
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About This Book
Professor Charles Grimaud was explaining to some friends the natural causes behind an ancient superstition about men leaving their coffins when a stranger entered and challenged Grimaud's skepticism. The stranger asserted that he had risen from his own coffin and that four walls meant nothing to him. He added, 'My brother can do more...
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- Author
- John Dickson Carr
- Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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