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186 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781734452594
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Publication date: 25 January 2020
Description
One morning at Styles Court, an Essex country manor, the elderly owner is found dead of strychnine poisoning. Arthur Hastings, a soldier staying there on sick leave from the Western Front, ventures out to the nearby village of Styles St. Mary to a...
Community Reviews Summary of 26,544 reviews
Moods
adventurous 32%
tense 17%
lighthearted 16%
funny 15%
challenging 10%
relaxing 8%
dark 6%
reflective 6%
informative 4%
emotional 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 71% | A mix: 22% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
No: 67% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, Racial slursModerate
AntisemitismMinor
Racism
186 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781734452594
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Publication date: 25 January 2020
Description
One morning at Styles Court, an Essex country manor, the elderly owner is found dead of strychnine poisoning. Arthur Hastings, a soldier staying there on sick leave from the Western Front, ventures out to the nearby village of Styles St. Mary to a...
Community Reviews Summary of 26,544 reviews
Moods
adventurous 32%
tense 17%
lighthearted 16%
funny 15%
challenging 10%
relaxing 8%
dark 6%
reflective 6%
informative 4%
emotional 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 71% | A mix: 22% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
No: 67% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, Racial slursModerate
AntisemitismMinor
Racism