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"James Lockyer-Fox lives alone in a big house since his wife died.
She was found dead on the terrace wearing only a nightgown and wellies, the doors into the house were closed. Investigation has proven james innocent, but the gossip in the village says otherwise.
Meanwhile James is looking for his granddaughter, who was given up for adoption at birth. She refuses to have anything to do with the family, until the tone of his letters changes and she comes to visit him.
James' lawyer, Mark Ankerton, has come to stay with him, because he thinks the man is very depressed.
Mark finds out that James keeps getting phone calls during both day and night, in which people say he is guilty of the murder and even worse things.
Those calls are made by women (from the village) and someone sounding like Darth Vader.
At the same time, a group of travellers settle in the Copse. The are lead by a man who calls himself Fox Evil. He happens to know that the Copse has no owner, and has taken some people to squat it until it becomes theirs by the english squatters law.
One of the women in the camp however, Bella, thinks fox might have a hidden agenda.
The women who call James, when confronted, say they have their information to his son Leo (a gambler) and his daughter (a drug addict), but this turns out to be impossible.
There is a lot of hate in the family though, the kids see their father only as a source of money.
And then there are the couple who live in the lodge for free, in return for keeping the household, which they don't. The woman is senile, but it is hard to tell when she is speaking the truth or when she is deluded.
Until the end of the book it is uncertain who the men with voice distorter is.
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Esther Punselie, 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 - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
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%
Special suspect?
- relative
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- life in small town
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling 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:
- unemployed
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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