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A review by angryglitterwitch
The Egyptian Cross Mystery by Ellery Queen
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Fun Golden-Age-Detective-Fiction, minor brain energy needed but still interesting. Sadly no explicit queerness but if Ellery Queen is meant to be straight I'll eat my jaunty hat...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
The term is probably "of its time" but not aggressively so (although as a white person I may have missed some of the subtler racist tropes)