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269 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1956
Description
Ellery Queen is again faced with a seemingly insoluble problem - how Monte Field, a prosperous and shady New York lawyer, was murdered by poison during the second act of a smash hit play in the crowded Roman Theatre. The seats surrounding the vict...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
adventurous 35%
challenging 28%
funny 7%
informative 7%
tense 7%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 84% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 75% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Average rating
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Racism, Classism, Murder269 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1956
Description
Ellery Queen is again faced with a seemingly insoluble problem - how Monte Field, a prosperous and shady New York lawyer, was murdered by poison during the second act of a smash hit play in the crowded Roman Theatre. The seats surrounding the vict...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
adventurous 35%
challenging 28%
funny 7%
informative 7%
tense 7%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 84% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 75% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racism, Classism, Murder