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Dunne, July 2004, 22.95, 208 pp.
ISBN 0312323271
Santa Cruz County horse veterinarian Dr. Gail McCarthy is pleasantly surprised when she arrives home to find her horseshoeing equipment on her property but she is perplexed when she find only three legs of the equine have been shoed. She goes into the barn and finds Dominic Castillo lying with a bullet in his stomach, his breathing very labored. When she goes to him, he informs her he accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun.
After the ambulance takes him away, Detective Matt Johnson questions Gail, who is horrified to learn that Dominic might have been murdered. The officer treats her like a suspect but Gail knows he will find plenty of people who wanted Dominic dead including discarded wives, girlfriends and cuckolded husband. Gail becomes a suspect in another homicide because she was on the scene during the window of opportunity Dominoc's most current lover was murdered. Feeling set up, Gail starts doing a little investigating of her own and almost becomes the third homicide victim.
Anyone who loves horse and pastoral scenery (even with homicides to redden the landscape) will find FORGED most satisfactory. Laura Crum always provides cake worth eating with her wonderful long running McCarthy series. Her latest amateur sleuth will contrast murder to the beauty of nature. The mystery is nicely accomplished, as everyone seems to have had a motive and an opportunity including the vet.
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 - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
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
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- animal antics
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
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:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
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:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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