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 |