| Rosemary Barton died a year ago committing suicîde by poisoning herself while she was celebrating her anniversary with five guests in a restaurant. A few months later, her husband George, receives an anonymous letter suggesting that Rosemary was in fact murdered. He then decides to invite the same persons at the same restaurant hoping to discover who murdered his wife. Unfortunately, George is also poisoned before the end of the evening.
Colonel Race and Inspector Kemp are convinced that the murderer is one of the five guests left: - Iris, Rosemary's poor sister, who inherits Rosemary's fortune; - Anthony Browne whose past as a crook was discovered by Rosemary a few days before her death; - Stephen Farraday, Rosemary's lover and well-known politician fearing for his reputation; - His wife, Sandra Farraday, who had just discovered Stephen's infidelity; - Ruth Lessing, George Barton's secretary, deeply and secretly in love with George. As everyone had a good reason to get rid of Rosemary, Colonel Race's inquiry is not so easy. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Special suspect? - relative Murder of certain profession? Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder Kind of investigator Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 0 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK City? Yes City: - London Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Unusual forms of death - poisoning Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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