The Man with a Load of Mischief
by Martha Grimes
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalry
Boxlist takeSmall-scale and layered: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
Inspector Richard Jury mysteries #1 The quaint, many-hued cottages lining Long Piddleton's High Street were capped with new snow and glittering in the morning sunshine. Pretty enough to be a Christmas card, the hamlet was, instead, the scene of two singularly gruesome murders.
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- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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