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Book Review By Deidre Woollard
The Haunting of L by Howard Norman

Peter Duvett, a young journalist in 1927, takes a job as a photographer's assistant in a remote Canadian town. He arrives the day of the photographer's wedding and the bride seduces him. The photographer, Vienna Linn takes photographs of accidents that a mysterious man, Radin Heur, arranges. Deception occurs on all sides as the lovers, and the husband all plot against each other.


Plot & Themes
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Kind of sex: -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes
Married, fooling around? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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