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Book Review By Abby White
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler

Albenia (Benni) Harper travels to Kansas to meet new husband San Celina Police Chief Gabriel Ortiz' family. At a party introducing her to Gabe's friends, Tyler Brown, an aspiring country singer and former member of the local Amish community who has been shunned, is murdered during a party game in the corn fields. All signs point to one of the party goers.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Murder of certain profession?
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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