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When Teri Blake-Addison is asked to investigate the mysterious death of Ellen Houseman, late wife of the famous Rev. Carl Houseman, she believes it will be a routine case. However, Rev. Houseman confides that he doesn't believe his wife is actually dead. As her questions stir up repressed emotions and forgotten events, Houseman's friends and new fiance pressure Teri to drop the investigation. Yet the more she pokes about, the more Teri is convinced that there are a few murderers on the loose who must be stopped!
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 50%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 20% How difficult to spot villain?    -   Moderately Challenging Time/era of story:    -   2000+ (Present) Special suspect?    -   best friend Misc. Murder Plotlets    -   "All in the family" murder    -   solving long-past murder Kind of investigator    -   hard boiled/private eye Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot?    -   religion Crime Thriller    -   Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown)    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Female Profession/status:    -   private investigator Ethnicity/Race    -   White/American

Setting

The Americas (not US):    -   Yes The Americas:    -   Canada Forest?    -   Yes Water?    -   Yes Water:    -   sail boat    -   lost at sea    -   drowning Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee    -   hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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