The beast must die
Cecil Day-Lewis
Mystery / Thriller
The beast must die
by Cecil Day-Lewis
—· 272 p· 1938
20th Century Classicdarkmysterioustense
Overview
About
Frank Cairnes, a popular detective writer who now embarks on a real-life crime of his own, determined to hunt down the runaway motorist who killed his small son Martin.
Pages
272
Berkley Pub. Corporation
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Psychological Obsession9
Emotional depth8
Moral Ambiguity8
Prose7
Narration7
Plot twists7
Pacing7
Worldbuilding4
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