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Plot Summary of The Hyde Park Headsman
"Thomas Pitt has recently been promoted from Detective to Superintendent and is faced with what will become his most challenging case to date.

The Honorable Oakley R.N. has been brutally murdered. His beheaded body has just been found in Hyde Park. Working with sketchy evidence,Thomas Pitt begins to suspect that this victim was no stranger to his murderer. With little evidence to work with, Pitt is at a loss to nab the killer, allowing the madman or madwoman to strike again, not once but three more deadly times. With the help of his well-bred amateur detective wife, Charlotte, Thomas finally finds enough evidence to solve the terrifying case of "The Hyde Park Headsman."

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Sarah Bryson, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Hyde Park Headsman
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%




How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 18th century
Kind of investigator - police procedural, British
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual forms of death - decapitated
Unusual form of death? Yes
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