Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh

262 pages first pub 1943 (view editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Colour Scheme is ideal for readers who savor intricate, atmospheric mysteries steeped in wartime tension and cultural dynamics, offering a slow-burning exploration of human motives amidst a vividly rendered New Zealand backdrop.

Description

Often regarded as her most interesting book and set on New Zealand's North Island, Ngaio Marsh herself considered this to be her best-written novel. It was a horrible death -- Maurice Questing was lured into a pool of boiling mud and left there to...

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Community Reviews

3.49
based on 290 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 88%

adventurous: 28%

funny: 24%

challenging: 16%

dark: 12%

lighthearted: 12%

reflective: 12%

relaxing: 8%

tense: 8%

emotional: 4%

informative: 4%

inspiring: 4%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
20% of readers chose medium
58% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

40% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

21% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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