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"When gardeners unearth the bodies of two newborn babies, the residents of fashionable Callander Square do not concern themselves overmuch. They dismiss the burials as the act of a desperate working-class girl, and patiently wait for the police to stop poking around in their lives.
But they do not count on Inspector Thomas Pitt, and his curious, compassionate wife, Charlotte. As Pitt questions the square's residents, Charlotte finds employment in one of the well-born households. Charlotte's sister, Emily, who married above her class, assists the pair by encouraging neighborhood gossip during social visits.
Soon, the trio find everyone in Callander Square has something to hide -- secrets that, if revealed, would disturb their comfortable, carefully ordered lives. Charlotte and Emily's gruesome discovery in an abandoned garden forces the residents to face facts: a murderer walks among them.
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Felicia Jordan, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 19th century
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 40%
Murder of certain profession?
- the rich!
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- butler provides unemotional service
- solving long-past murder
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, British
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:
- unemployed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of 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
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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