The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie
Taste attributes: mysteryadventureromancethrillerfastintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn intricate mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Newly-orphaned Anne Beddingfeld is a nice English girl looking for a bit of adventure in London. But she stumbles upon more than she bargained for! Anne is on the platform at Hyde Park Corner tube station when a man falls onto the live track, dying instantly. A doctor examines the man, pronounces him dead, and leaves, dropping a note on his way. Anne picks up the note, which reads "17.1 22 Kilmorden Castle".
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- Agatha Christie
- Published
- 1924
- Pages
- 225
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- Open Library
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