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Plot Summary of Garden of Malice
"Lady Viola Montford-Snow was a noted English novelist, and the creator of exceptionally beautiful gardens at her home at Montford Abbey. Following her death, her son Giles wants to publish her letters and diaries. He hires Roz Howard, an associate professor at Vassar, to compile the book. Shortly after her arrival at Montford Abbey, Roz realizes that someone there does not want past secrets to be revealed and will do anything, including murder, to keep the book from being published."
Linda Bertland, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Garden of Malice
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Murder of certain profession? - "All in the family" murder
Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator - british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - writer
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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