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"Goldy (a nickname for Gertrude) Bear is a caterer in the small town of Aspen Meadow, Colorado. She needs her catering business to survive, as her ex-husband is inconsistent with child support, so when her son's favorite teacher is found dead, she unfortunately feels she has to cater the postfuneral buffet. At the buffet, someone tries to poison her ex-husband's father, who is a doctor. Because of this, the investigating officer tells Goldy that not only is she a suspect, but that her business will have to be closed until it is determined who tried to poison Fritz.
As time goes on, and the police department doesn't seem to be making much progress on the case, Goldy decides to do some investigating herself, as she will be losing a lot of money if she can't cater during the holiday season. Goldy finds there is a connection between her ex-husband's family and the teacher who died. She also finds some other clues that no one involved will talk about.
Even though it is difficult, Goldy continues to try to get information that will help the investigating officer to solve the case. She also tries to help her son deal with his feelings about his teacher's death.
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Crystal, 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?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- food/cooking
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- chef
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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