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Book Review By Yvonne
The Twisted Root by Anne Perry

Newlyweds William Monk & Hester Latterly once again are solving crimes in England's Victorian Era. The reader is given a view not only of crime detection, but disease infested sickrooms. Many twisting plots are unearthed, including missing hospital drugs and blackmail; before the mystery of a beautiful widow abandoning the prospect of a loving marriage and financial security is solved in a crowded London courtroom.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
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 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
Ethnicity/Race
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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