The Phantom Cottage
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The Phantom Cottage

by Velda Johnston

1970•Mystery•187 pages

Taste attributes: mysterythrillerdramaheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadscomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeGrounded and contained: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

A hit-and-run accident leaves Laura Crane enshrouded in mystery, as enigmatic in death as she had been in life. No relative comes forward to claim kin to the girl, who died alone on a crowded Manhattan street. But in Jane Warren, Laura found one true friend.

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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

MysteryThrillerDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsComplex relationship

Subjects

MysteryThriller

Details

Author
Velda Johnston
Published
1970
Pages
187
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