No Room at the Morgue by Jean-Patrick Manchette

192 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
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Inspired by the works of Dashiell Hammett, No Room at the Morgue is Jean-Patrick Manchette's unparalleled take on the private eye novel -- fierce, politically inflected, and finely rendered by the haunting, pitch-black prose for which the author i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 50 reviews

Moods

mysterious 75%
dark 62%
adventurous 37%
tense 37%
funny 25%
challenging 12%

Pace

fast 77%
medium 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%

Average rating

3.92

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