Foreign Bodies by Maurice Leblanc, María Elvira Bermúdez, Paul Rosenhayn, Martin Edwards, Havank, Anton Chekhov, Palle Rosenkrantz, Balduin Groller, Keikichi Ōsaka, Ivans, Pierre Véry, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Koga Saburo, Maurice Level, John Flanders, Jean-Toussaint Samat

288 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime mystery short stories mysterious medium-paced
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Today, translated crime fiction is in vogue - but this was not always the case. A century before Scandi noir, writers across Europe and beyond were publishing detective stories of high quality. Often these did not appear in English and they have b...

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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 42 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 100%

adventurous: 66%

challenging: 16%

dark: 16%

emotional: 16%

funny: 16%

informative: 16%

lighthearted: 16%

relaxing: 16%

tense: 16%


Pace

50% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose N/A
Plot
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Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
60% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose No
40% of readers chose N/A
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