The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin
The Moving Toyshop

Edmund Crispin

The Moving Toyshop

Gervase Fen #3

Edmund Crispin

224 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
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Description

Gervase Fen investigates an Oxford toy shop replaced overnight by a grocery store. Poetic Richard Cadogan found the apparently strangled body of an old woman upstairs, but she vanishes as well.

Community Reviews

3.61
based on 567 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 85%

funny: 66%

adventurous: 62%

lighthearted: 59%

tense: 20%

relaxing: 5%

challenging: 1%

dark: 1%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

reflective: 1%


Pace

54% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

68% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
13% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

9% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

10% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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