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Dell, Jan 2001, 6.99, 352 pp.
ISBN 0440237033
Seattle based wedding event planner Carnegie Kincaid owns the Elegant Weddings with an Original Flair firm. She has poured all her money into her business and lives in a houseboat to cut costs. Her company is starting to obtain decent customers with the bridesmaid of her latest wedding to be her next bride. Nickie Parry, the daughter of a high-powered businessman can hardly wait until her time comes.
Nickie's dad Doug is a nervous wreck waiting for the big day. He once chaired the board of King County Savings but the bank failed and numerous rumors abound about security fraud. Doug receives threatening letters and phone calls warning him not to testify against his former boss, Nickie's godfather, Keith Guthridge. When Carnegie is accused of gouging the cost of the wedding to the tune of thousands, she is asked to step down. Instead Nickie is kidnapped and the event planner is called in to be the family spokesperson. Carnegie intends to do everything possible to free Nickie and see the perpetrators pay.
VEILED THREATS is a cerebral mystery that is similar to a two thousand-piece puzzle. All the clues are there but it takes a very long time to put them together so the whole picture can be seen and understood. Deborah Donnelly is excellent at characterizations, but readers will not know who are the villains until the author reveals their true colors. Ms Donnelly is a fresh face in the mystery genre.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
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:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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