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Kensington, Oct 2003, 22.00, 320 pp.
ISBN1575667797
Always on the lookout for a good idea for her PBS television show Gardening with Nature, Louise Eldridge agrees to tape the spring plant and flowers sale of the Bethesda Garden Club. When she arrives to set up taping, two women of the club complain about the club chairman Catherine Freeman, who always wins first place and hurts their business. Catherine is an arrogant overpowering juggernaut and Walter Freeman, head of the President's Special Task Force on Monetary Reform is her long-suffering husband.
After the taping, Louise plans to spend a few days with the club's vice-president Emily. While the two women are walking the dog at night, shots ring out and the women rush to the Freeman residence. Walter is in his car covered in brain matter after Catherine was shot in the head. The police believe that the killer was after the radical economist but Louise thinks Catherine was the intended victim and sets out to prove it.
The protagonist of DEATH AT THE SPRING PLANT SALE is a levelheaded intelligent woman except that she always seems to find herself in the middle of a murder investigation. This one is especially nasty because Catherine had many enemies who had the means, motive and opportunity to kill her if she was indeed the intended victim. The heroine once again almost gets herself killed in her quest for justice and readers will hope she makes it through this dangerous time. This light-hearted and entertaining amateur sleuth mystery is one fans of the sub-genre will enjoy.
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?
- 80%
Kind of investigator
- amateur 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:
- TV/radio talk show host
Age:
- 40's-50'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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
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
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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