| Goldy is a caterer in Colorado who is newly married to a cop, has a teenage son Arch and a protege named Julian Teller who helps her. Julian is in the throes of his first love affair with Claire who ends up murdered while working at a saleslady for a prestigious makeup company at a department store. Picketers, a near bombing, a rival makeup company and a huge catering event that will substantially help Goldy's income all come together while Goldy tries to find the killer and help Julian cope. Goldy must also invent low fat recipes and boost the moral of her best friend who survived a heart attack while searching for Claire's killer. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat 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? - nearly 100% Special suspect? - chronically deranged person 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 - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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