The Corpse in the Waxworks by John Dickson Carr

The Corpse in the Waxworks

Henri Bencolin #4

John Dickson Carr

192 pages first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction crime mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
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Set in the nighttime world of Paris in the Twenties, this eerie mystery begins when a young woman is found dead in the arms of a waxen satyr in the gloomy depths of the oldest waxwork museum in Paris. Monsieur Bencolin must infiltrate the Silver K...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 8 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 100%

adventurous: 66%

dark: 33%

sad: 33%

tense: 33%


Pace

100% of readers chose medium
medium

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Plot
Plot

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
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No
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Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
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No

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