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Police sergeant Tom Howard is sent incognito to a small country town to investigate the murder of the local youth hostel manager. The local police sergant takes an instant dislike to Tom, who is further embarrassed when he is recognised by the town's watchmaker. In order to procure the watchmaker's silence, Tom is forced to adopt him as an unofficial partner in his investigations.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 20%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 30% Tone of story    -   suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain?    -   Challenging Time/era of story:    -   1980's-1999 What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot?    -   90% Special suspect?    -   best friend Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot?    -   life in small town Crime Thriller    -   Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown)    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   police/lawman Age:    -   40's-50's

Setting

Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   Australia Small town?    -   Yes Misc setting    -   moving train

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog    -   significantly more dialog than descript

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