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The House on the Cliff

Name: The House on the Cliff
Author: Leslie McFarlane

by Leslie McFarlane

1927•Mystery•192 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectiveadventurefamilyfastwholesomelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA wholesome mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

When Mr. Hardy disappears while investigating a mystery surrounding a vacant house rumored to be either haunted or an abode for criminals, the Hardy Boys search for the truth.

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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

MysteryDetectiveAdventureFamilySolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Juvenile FictionMysteryMystery and detective storiesDetective and mystery storiesReading list4th gradeSt. Marks

Details

Author: Leslie McFarlane
Published: 1927
Pages: 192
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Source: Open Library

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