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Berkley, July 2004, 6.50, 304 pp.
ISBN 0425197131
When Flip Baxter was eighteen years old, a drunk driver killed her parents leaving her alone since she had no living family left. Many of the women of Solace Glen “adopted” Flip and guided her into adulthood; she regards them as her “mothers”. Over twenty years later, Flip never left Maryland and runs her own cleaning service. One of her clients Leonora Bell suffers a heart attack; she asks Flip to deliver letters to her niece Lee before her brother Roland can get his hands on them.
At the reading of Lenora's will, Lee inherits everything except for the Bell family bible that she gave to Flip, a 1972 Cadillac that she left to her friend Pal and $2000 a month to her pal Wilma Fizzi. Roland is furious believing everything should have come to him including the letters, which are thought to be written by General J.E.B. Stuart to a secret lover. Soon after the reading, the Cadillac's brakes fail, Miz Fizzi is injured when she trips on a step that was deliberately tampered with and Lee and Flip's houses are broken into. Everyone believes Roland is behind these crimes but there is no proof. Flip is determined to find that proof.
Susan S. James brings to life a small town especially the quirky characters that live there. The protagonist is independent, outspoken and feels alone although she has many friends. She never married but would jump at the chance if she found somebody she could love who would reciprocate her feelings. There are many surprises in THE BELLES OF SOLACE GLEN, a novel that reminds readers of the genteel culture of the antebellum south.
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)
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
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- servant
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- 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:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
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
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Hawaii
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
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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