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Plot Summary of Thus Was Adonis Murdered
"While on holiday in Venice, barrister Julia Larwood is accused of murdering a member of her tour group. Her friend, Professor Hillary Tamar strives to clear Julia's name."
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Review Analysis of Thus Was Adonis Murdered
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 30%
Special suspect? - lover
Murder of certain profession? - lawyer creatures
Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator - british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - middling 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
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Italy
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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