Theodosia Browning helps out her Tea Shop employee Haley on a mission for the Sea Turtle Protection League of Charleston when she finds the body of Harper Fisk floating in the sea. What is ruled an accidental drowning, seems fishy to Theo and her employee Drayton Connelly. Fisk owns a local antique shop and is a known treasure hunter of Civil War boats sunk in the Charleston Bay. Members of the English Breakfast Club all have ideas about what happened to Fisk and what should be done with his shop and valuable Civil War possessions, spreading suspicion on the three remaining members. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? 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 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting United States Yes The US: - Deep South Water? Yes Water: - sail boat - drowning Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |