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Plot Summary of Winterwood
"Suffering indignities and poverty because of her brother's misdeeds, a beautiful young Englishwoman accepts a difficult position as companion to a crippled child. Suspense builds as the mystery at Winterwood, an English mansion, unfolds."
Regina Pounds, Resident Scholar



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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator - british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - servant
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - wealthy
Eccentric: Yes - deluded - mentally ill - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - druggie/wino disease

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

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death - poisoning
Unusual form of death? Yes
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