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Poisoned Pen Press, April 2004, 24.95, 298 pp.
ISBN 1590580826
Unless one is a very rich, a dairy farmer can barely eke out a subsistence wage but twenty-nine year old Stella Crown loves it and can't think of one thing she would rather be doing. Tall, dark, and sexy Nick Hathaway arrives at Stella's farm on her birthday and she gives herself a present by having him paint the heifer barn. She is concerned that many of her family's children are down with the flu and she and the whole community become convinced that it is something more when one of the children dies from it.
Stella is having her own problems as well beginning with a cow that was deliberately electrocuted. Someone also sabotaged her manure lagoon and caused her electricity to go down. A calf is hung and dies, someone lets her cows run loose, her dog disappears, the barn burns down and someone pretending to be her called to cancel her insurance. Meanwhile, the flu like symptoms is traced to a poisonous toxin but the medical authorities don't know the source of the poison or how it spread. Stella seeks the answers not knowing that they could kill her.
Readers will have a better understanding of dairy farmers and the hardships they endure in today's economy after reading TILL THE COWS COME HOME. The protagonist is tough enough to keep her farm going despite the problems she endures but is kind and generous enough to give a helping hand and a hug to those who need it. Judy Clemons' debut novel proves she has plenty of talent and has found her niche in the mystery genre.
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 - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- 20's-30'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
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
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
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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