| Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice Questura investigates the murder of two fishermen on the island of Pellestrina. His task is made doubly difficult by the islanders' code of silence. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on autopsies What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50% Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % 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: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Dumb Setting Europe Yes European country: - Italy Water? Yes Water: - lost at sea - drowning Island? Yes Island: - food/shelter preoccupation - on vacation Small town? Yes Small town people: - dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy Unusual forms of death - drowned - impaled - perforation--swords/knives - blunt clubbing (like seals) Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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