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Warner, Jul 2003, 23.95, 336 pp.
ISBN: 0446527548
Manchester-by-the-Sea on Massachusetts' North Shore's overly indulged Hope Lawrence is having second and third thoughts about her pending marriage to Jack Cabot III, heir to a fortune. Her prime problem is that she does not love the catch of the decade, but instead loves Carl LeFleur. However, her snobbish family expects her to wed the aristocratic the Third and not some lobsterman.
If that was Hope's only problem perhaps she could cope. Besides an eating disorder, her family betrays her from a sister who covets her man to a father who verbally abuses her to live up to expectations to her mother who sells her out. When Hope hangs herself, everyone assumes suicide. Everyone that is except her visiting cousin, former assistant district attorney Frances Pratt, who believes murder has occurred and plans to find out who would kill her hopeless relative.
Though at times the novel feels more like a four tissue box soap opera starring the rich and not so famous, fans of New England cozies will appreciate the tale. For the most part, readers will feel for Hope, though some in the audience will want to yell at her to get a life as her tribulations at times seem minor. Francis, still recovering from the MISFORTUNE of her own mother's death, is the strength of the tale as if all the assertion genetic material went to her. Nancy Geary provides a fine cozy that those readers who enjoy murder among the affluent will want to peruse.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Kind of investigator
- skilled citizen investigator
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
- Female
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- 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:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
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