| Torie O'Shea, New Kassel's town historian, is excited. Besides returning to work after the birth of son Matthew, her new step-father has bought the contents of the Finch Estate. Catherine Finch was a famous jazz singer in the '30s and lived in New Kassel. In addition to the estate, Torie is writing a biography of Finch. In her background work for the biography she becomes obsessed with stories about Catherine's kidnapped baby boy, which remained unsolved. When the skeleton of a baby is found in a nearby condemned building, two days after another body was found, Torie is convinced they've found the body of Byron Finch and that the deaths are somehow linked. | ||
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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? - 60% Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder - Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 0 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % 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? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Unusual forms of death - frying (electrocuted) Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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