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Newlyweds William Monk & Hester Latterly once again are solving crimes in England's Victorian Era. The reader is given a view not only of crime detection, but disease infested sickrooms. Many twisting plots are unearthed, including missing hospital drugs and blackmail; before the mystery of a beautiful widow abandoning the prospect of a loving marriage and financial security is solved in a crowded London courtroom.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 10%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 20% Tone of story    -   suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story:    -   ancient england/scotland Medical Thriller    -   Yes Medical Plotlets:    -   cure/disease Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   private investigator Age:    -   20's-30's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   can read emotions    -   is very quick Ethnicity/Race    -   British Unusual characteristics:    -   Cynical or arrogant

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   England/UK City?    -   Yes City:    -   London Small town?    -   Yes Misc setting    -   fancy mansion

Writing Style

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

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