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"After the disturbing death of a monk at the abbey of St. Martin's-in-the-Marsh, Hugh Corbett is commisioned by the king to uncover the mystery surrounding the abbot's death. Hugh arrives at the monastery to find that suspicion could be placed on any of the members, especially some of the leaders.
Due to the Abbot's mysterious "suicide" note about the Corpse Candles, Hugh needs to sift through legend and old intrigues to discover the truth. Hugh learns that the candles supposedly foreshadow one's death, but he struggles to believe in the regional folk tales about the ghost of Sir Geoffrey Mandeville, who rides around killing innocent people; rather, he believes that someone in the Abbey itself has committed the crime. During Hugh's investigation, more monks continue to die, creating more urgency to uncover the culprit.
Surprisingly, Hugh finds that the most revealling facts come from the Abbot's own early lifestyle. After several attempts are made at his own life, Hugh discovers one of the most important facts for the investigation: the Abbot has an illegitimate son. This son has the perfect motive for murder as he was neglected as a child.
Hugh tries to frantically find the son before the young man escapes to freedom, but will he be too late?"
Christopher, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- middle ages
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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