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Bezig met laden... A Strange Disappearance (1879)door Anna Katharine Green
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Although this book breathes the pace and morals of its time, it is an enjoyable read. Anna Katherine Green was a master in the detective-writing trade (she seems to have been the great example of Agatha Cristie) and that makes the book still good readable in our time. The plot is solid and there is enough mystery. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Fiction.
Mystery.
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.4Literature English (North America) American fiction Later 19th Century 1861-1900LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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I was disappointed that Mr. Gryce, for whom I had developed a liking in The Leavenworth Case, played a minor role in this one. The story is related to us, instead, through a secondary police officer, Q (with none of the pizzazz of a Star Trek alien). None of the main characters reacts to any situation as I would expect a real person to react, so that all the actions and emotions seem over-the-top or incredulous.
This one hovered just a tad above okay–a 2.5 star read. Still, I read it through to the end, with curiosity as to how Ms. Green was going to tie it up, so I have settled on a 3-star instead of a 2-star rating.
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