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The Nine Tailors

Name: The Nine Tailors
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1934•Mystery•338 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded, intricate mystery: stirring and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he came to be there.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Private investigatorsMystery and detective storiesMysteryDetective fictionEnglandWorld War, 1914-1918MurderInvestigation

Details

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
Published: 1934
Pages: 338
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Source: Open Library

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