| This is the second book in Jill Churchill's Grace and Favor (mansion) series. Lily and Robert Brewster, sister-and-brother former socialites, now live in Grace and Favor Cottage--which is really a mansion--they inherited from their Great-uncle Horatio. They have to take in paying guests or boarders in order to earn money for things other than house upkeep and household expenses, so they chose to try a house party. They invited celebrities, one of which took them up on their offer and wouldn't be a paying guest, and asked rich folks who wanted to spend a week hobnobbing with the celebrity to be the paying guests. One guest turned up dead and one turned up missing later on in the story. Lily and Robert helped solve the crime again. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50% 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 - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % 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: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - insanity How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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