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Plot Summary of Lilies That Fester
"LILIES THAT FESTER

St. Martin's, Nov 2001, 23.95, 256 pp.
ISBN: 0312284063

    It has been two years since Bretta Solomon's husband died and she still misses him very much. He was a police officer who used to discuss his cases with her because he felt she gave him very good ideas on his investigations. Since her beloved past away, Bretta has solved two homicide cases to the chagrin of the local sheriff.

    She owns a flower shop that keeps her very busy and belongs to the Show-Me Floral Designers Club who is hosting their first competition in Branson, Missouri. Bretta agrees to chair the event. When she arrives at the hotel, Bretta learns that a Mr. and Mrs. McDuff want to hire her as a private investigator. Before she can meet with them, they are killed. Bretta's friend also dies in what seems like an accident, but Bretta thinks three linked murders have occurred and she plans to prove it.

    Anyone who enjoys flowers will love an insider's look at a floral convention. LILIES THAT FESTER is a whimsical amateur sleuth novel that relies on brainpower to figure out the identity of the perpetrator. Janis Harrison writes a very visual novel that enables the reader to picture the characters and the action in the mind's-eye.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Lilies That Fester
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
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: - small businessman
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
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: - Midwest

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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