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Prepared for Murder: A Culinary Mystery with Recipes
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Plot Summary of Prepared for Murder: A Culinary Mystery with Recipes
"Charly Poisson, quirky French owner of La Fermette-the bst French restaurant in upstate NY stumbles over a frozen, partially decomposed body when the spring thaw begins. His discovery sets off an investigation tied into previous events. Organized crime is also invading the county in the form of a specialty frozen seafood entree company mostly in the business of money laundering. Another light-hearted romp with Charly and friends in rural NY. This is a fun read with unusual characters and great country French recipes."
Linda Sourpuss, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Prepared for Murder: A Culinary Mystery with Recipes
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - chef
Age: - 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - US mafia

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 2
Unusual forms of death - frozen
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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