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#2 A Murder of Quality

by John le Carré

Cover of A Murder of Quality
Hardcover
Pages 164 pages
Published 1962
Audiobook 4h 36m
Languages English, Finnish, German +3

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Publisher's Summary

Le Carre's second book and the only one that is a standard mystery set in a public school, rather than a story of espionage. George Smiley is again the main character.

Weighted Score
3.65 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.55 ★
v (Ratings Count): 117
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 3.55
True Ratings 117
Written Reviews 11
Shelved (Popularity) 216
Users Read 155
Rating Distribution
5
14%
4
34%
3
42%
2
9%
1
1%

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