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"Evan Evans has settled into the small town of Llanfair in Wales as the local bobby, after a turn as a constable in a larger city. He enjoys the pub comraderie, and finds humor in the ongoing battle between two rival church ministers. He has the respect of the locals, and fits in among the townspeople as one of four Evans; Evans-the-Milk, Evans-the-Meat, Evans-the-Post, and Evans-the-Law. He even has peaked the interest of two local gals from different backgrounds. However, what he does not expect to find is the truth that murder can happen no matter where you live.
The first two murders appear to be tragic accidents on Llanfair's own mountain, which can be quite daunting. Evan believes from the first that something is fishy, even though the Detective Inspector wants no complications from the local law enforcement as he is pursuing a child murderer. Evan Evans decides to investigate with some encouragement from his immediate superior, Watkins. When faced with a suspect that confesses to the crimes, Evan must dig deeper to find the truth.
The investigation leads Evans-the-Law to a possible link between the current deaths and a death of a soldier on the mountain during a training exercise ten years earlier. Evan takes a trip to London only to discover that two of the men who died were friends of the soldier. Now, he must tie the loose ends up before another person is killed. "
Terese Sexton, Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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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 - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
- climbing with ropes
- falling off
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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