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296 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781937384555
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Felony & Mayhem
Publication date: 16 March 2013
Description
Often regarded as her most interesting book and set on New Zealand's North Island, Ngaio Marsh herself considered this to be her best-written novel. It was a horrible death -- Maurice Questing was lured into a pool of boiling mud and left there to...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
adventurous 28%
dark 28%
funny 21%
lighthearted 21%
reflective 21%
tense 14%
challenging 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 28%
medium 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Plot: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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MurderModerate
Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation
296 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781937384555
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Felony & Mayhem
Publication date: 16 March 2013
Description
Often regarded as her most interesting book and set on New Zealand's North Island, Ngaio Marsh herself considered this to be her best-written novel. It was a horrible death -- Maurice Questing was lured into a pool of boiling mud and left there to...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
adventurous 28%
dark 28%
funny 21%
lighthearted 21%
reflective 21%
tense 14%
challenging 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
fast 28%
medium 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Plot: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
MurderModerate
Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation