| A young scholarship student at a high toned English boarding school is found murdered in a cemetery about an hour away from the school. He is naked and his body shows signs that he has been tortured. Inspector Lynley is called in to investigate. He finds it hard to get information about the murder at the school because of the student's notions of honor.
Suspects include an old schoolmate of Lynley's who is a house master at the school; three of the older students who may have been involved in bullying the younger students; a member of the school's board of governors who has recommended the scholarship student and some of the other staff members at the school. In the course of solving the case, Lynley must face up to his ideas about loyalty and honor. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - depressing/sad How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 20% Murder of certain profession? Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - a teen Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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