The Rose In The Wheel
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Plot Summary of The Rose In The Wheel

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Poisoned Pen, Jan 2002, 24.95, 328 pp.
ISBN: 189020885x

    In 1811, much of the city of London debate the merits of a central police force because of the rise in crime, especially homicides. The noise level is raised higher than ever when a coach apparently kills wealthy philanthropist Constance Tyrone. At the coroner's inquest, Bow St. detective John Chase points out that this is more than a simple hit and run murder of the founder of the St. Catherine Society. Instead the victim may have been dead before the hackney ran over her.

    The obvious suspect is Jeremy Wolfe who claims to have been commissioned by Constance's father to do a portrait of the do-gooder. His not so flattering sketches and the damaging letter he authored to her lead to his occupying a cell in Newgate.   When a solicitor makes bail for Jeremy, John needs to know why and who this Mr. Merkle fronts. He begins digging into those individuals that would want Constance dead only to find a relatively long list of people satisfied with her death.

    Set in the exact venue as P.d. James' The MAUD AND THE PEAR TREE, THE ROSE IN THE WHEEL uses a real incident to relate a descriptive historical mystery. The story line enlightens readers while furbishing a powerful who-done-it that grips the audience from start to finish. The wide ensemble seems so real one will feel the rain and mud which allows the audience to further accept the tale and marvel at S.K. Rizzolo's ability to keep everyone consistently straight. The author paints a powerful Regency mystery that will make her a sub-genre favorite rather quickly.

Harriet Klausner

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Rose In The Wheel

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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%

Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story: - 19th century
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
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: - business executive
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
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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