The Sign of Four
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The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

1889•Mystery•156 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefastfresh & originalintricatesolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeAn inventive mystery, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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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

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Crime & MysteryAndamaneseArrow poisonsBlogunsConvictsCrime & mystery fictionCrocodilesDetective and mystery fiction

Details

Author
Arthur Conan Doyle
Published
1889
Pages
156
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