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Warner, Oct 2003, 25.95, 580 pp.
ISBN: 0446530840
One of the legends associated with John Harvard is that the Bard, William Shakespeare, not only played matchmaker to his parents, but gifted them with an original manuscript of “Love's Labors Won” when their son was born. John inherited the work and other tomes from his father and took the entire collection to New England. Between his donation of his library and money to the university led to the honor of the school being named for him. For years, most people assumed that, if the manuscript existed, it was lost to the fire of 1764.
However, the Wedge family, generations of alumni of Harvard from the beginning until now, protected the surviving copy of “Love's Labors Won" starting with Isaac, concerned that the Puritans would burn the manuscript. As antiquities dealer Peter Fallon beats the bush (sorry – bad pun and wrong school) by playing his university political connections to gain entrance for his son, a modern day Wedge implies that his family saved a valuable Shakespeare play. Suddenly the chase to find the tome is on with Fallon in the lead, but organized crime is just on his heels.
The sequel to BACK BAY is an entertaining look at the history of Harvard University inside an amateur sleuth mystery. The story line never takes itself too seriously yet provides a taste of the school over the centuries and an intriguing comparative analysis of alumni from various eras. Except for Eli who will not accept that all's well that ends well in HARVARD YARD, fans of fun frolics with a strong history bent will appreciate William Martin's homage to the Ivy League school.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
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:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- search for valuable art/artifacts
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- breaking up gang
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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