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Signet, Feb 2002, 5.99, 272 pp.
ISBN 0451205006
After twenty-eight years of marriage, Claire Reyner divorces her philandering husband, leaves her Arizona home and job to become a librarian at the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico. Claire is a very bright, self-contained woman who looks at all the ramifications before coming to a conclusion. One finds it ironic that this very cautious woman keeps finding herself in the middle of a homicide investigation.
This time around, a former sorority sister who stayed in her home a year ago, illegally got a credit card in Claire's name. Claire finds out about this when a police officer comes to her home and tells her that somebody killed the woman. Later, a witness comes forward, describing Claire and three of her ex sorority sisters who the woman stole from. Without an alibi and with planted evidence in her office implicating Claire as the murder suspect, she decides to find the real evidence that will clear her name.
Judith Van Gieson has created a heroine that most women will want to emulate because she is so bright, honest and likable. The mystery itself seems straightforward but is really multi-layered and complex. The support cast moves the story line along in a brisk and breezy manner but character development is not shortchanged because of an action created plot. CONFIDENCE WOMAN is entertaining and informative, a real treat for fans of the intelligent amateur sleuth tale.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Kind of investigator
- skilled 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:
- scholar
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
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:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
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:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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