Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham

Death of a Ghost

Albert Campion Mysteries #6

Margery Allingham

250 pages • first pub 1934 (view editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
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Slow-burning, velvet-shadowed mystery for readers who savor hushed galleries, creeping disappearances, and the ache of legacy.

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Sergeant Hamish Macbeth--Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman--returns in M.C. Beaton's new mystery in her New York Times bestselling series. From the author of the Agatha Raisin series. When Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth hears ...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 241 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 95%

dark: 40%

adventurous: 35%

tense: 35%

lighthearted: 15%

challenging: 10%

funny: 10%

sad: 10%

emotional: 5%

reflective: 5%

Pace

25% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

66% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
11% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

17% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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