The Murder Room
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The Murder Room

by P. D. James

2003•Mystery•432 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimedramaunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA smart mystery that is grounded, heavy and unsavoury. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Commander Dalgliesh investigates a horrible death at the Dupayne, a private museum on the edge of Hampstead Heath, dedicated to the years 1919-1939. One of the museum galleries displays exhibits from the most notorious murder cases of those inter-war years, and now a modern killer is at work, the crimes uncannily echoing the cases on display.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

MysteryDetective and mystery storiesPoliceMuseum directorsMuseumsInvestigationMurderMurder investigation

Details

Author
P. D. James
Published
2003
Pages
432
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