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Plot Summary of Appointed To Die
"Small, isolated Cathedral town outside of London.
New, power-hungry bishop installed creating havoc in relationships and centuries old traditions."

Julia Irwin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Appointed To Die
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Kind of investigator - british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 1
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - poisoning
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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