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The Garden Plot
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Plot Summary of The Garden Plot
"This is a quite interesting mystery that continues the growth of Sarah Deane. The plot moves slowly but consistently with new actions introduced along the way that all tie together at the end. Sarah becomes a more "stand on her own" woman and shows her gumption to get involved and take action. Excellent eigth book in this series."
James Evans, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Garden Plot
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - radical right wingers
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France - Italy
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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