| Lucy Stone's Christmas cookie exchange goes awry when one of the participants is found murdered the following morning. Lucy sets out to uncover what happened to the young woman she had just met at her exchange. The book focuses on investigating her ex-lover and his wife. Only during the final chapters does the true villian and his motives emerge. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Special suspect? - relative Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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