The Scapegoat
by Daphne du Maurier
Taste attributes: thrillerpsychologicaldramamysteryfastfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeInventive and stylish: a heightened thriller. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.3 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, 'Je vous demande pardon, ' and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realized, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all combined, that his face and voice were known to me too well.I was looking at myself."Two men--one English, the other French--meet by chance in a provincial railway station and are astounded that they are...
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- Author
- Daphne du Maurier
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 348
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- Open Library
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