| Nikki Fife had plenty of reasons to poison her philandering husband, Laurence. But after serving eight years in prison for murder, she insists she is innocent and hires Kinsey Millhone, a private eye, to find the real killer. During her investigation, Kinsey finds no shortage of colleagues and former lovers who might have wished ill on Laurence, a ruthless divorce attorney. But what about Libby Glass, a young accountant for Laurence's firm, poisoned just four days after Laurence died? Laurence's elusive former secretary may have some answers, but when she is shot just before Kinsey's meeting with her, the private eye begins to put the pieces together. The question is: Can she make all the pieces fit before she becomes the killer's next target? | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90% Special suspect? - lover Murder of certain profession? 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 - 60 % 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: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - lawyer creatures How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - West - California Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of sex Unusual forms of death - poisoning Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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