Bush Poodles Are Murder
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Plot Summary of Bush Poodles Are Murder

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RendezVous, Dec 2003, 10.95, 273pp.
Isbn:1894917049

ISBN: 1894917049

In Sudbury, North Ontario, mid to late forties Palmer Realty owner Belle Palmer worries that her office assistant fifty-five year old Miriam MacDonald will soon quit. Underpaid at her job, Miriam is seeing investment guru Mel, who has provided her some financial tips.

However, someone murders Mel, whose advice apparently has ruined several people and whose dealings are not what one would say were ethical and other would know are apparently illegal. The police believe that Miriam used an Inuit sculpture to kill her lover. Belle decides to make her own inquiries into the case though she has confidence in the abilities if Detective Steve Davis. Besides wanting to return Strudel the rodent looking poodle to her owner Miriam, someone is stalking Belle, making her wonder if there is a connection to the homicide. However, stalking is dangerous enough; active involvement may prove more perilous.

Amateur sleuth fans who enjoy a taste of a different locale will take immense delight with BUSH POODLES ARE MURDER. The lead protagonist is a beautiful person as her asides on every aspect of life and the people inside her sphere lighten up the tale. The north Ontario location adds depth to belle and the homicide yet is cleverly intertwined in the plot so that Sudbury is not intrusive, but interestingly enhancing. Sub-genre fans will receive much pleasure from this Canadian cozy and seek the previous Belle “are murder” entries (see BLACKFLIES ARE MURDER and NORTHERN WINTERS ARE MURDER).

Harriet Klausner

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Bush Poodles Are Murder

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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? - 60%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - life in that culture
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
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: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
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
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada

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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