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Speck, Feb 2004, 14.00, 282 pp. ISBN: 0972577688 Weekly editor Bridget Frost commissioned reporter Nick Madrid to write a story after spending a night being haunted near Ashcombe Manor in Sussex; Nick figures that the modern day druids and loonies haunt the manor, which was converted into a new age conference centre. Nick visits the nearby graveyard and finds one of the dead is hanging upside down from a tree. He calls the police who like everyone else wonder what is so special about finding a dead person in a graveyard; Nick also faces the wrath of Moira Cassidy from the conference center who warned him to stay away. As DI Bradley investigates murder, he suspects Nick. The reporter makes his own inquiries into those at the New Age Conference Center. Harriet Klausner | ||
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Plot & Themes How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Kind of investigator Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % 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 Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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