| Young Arthur Waybourne has been homosexually abused, drowned and thrown in a sewer. His tutor, Maurice Jerome, is accused and convicted of the crime. Inspector Pitt and his wife Charlotte are unconvinced of his guilt, because all avenues of possibility have not been pursued. They suspect that class favoritism has played a role in the investigation of murders and crime in general, and this case in particular. Despite the conviction they pursue the real killer.
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Plot & Themes How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% 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 Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % 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 - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - homosexuals doing their thing Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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