"Is the death of eminent flautist Sir Manuel Carmague an accident? It certainly looks that way to Inspector Wexford and the investigating team. The old man has slipped in the snow ending up in a pond underneath a layer of ice. But suddenly his long lost daughter turns up to claim her inheritance and suspicions are aroused. "
Penny , Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Put On By Cunning
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Murder of certain profession?
- musicians
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, British
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
