![]() Her putative African lover and traveling companion, a doctor with one of the aid agencies, has vanished from the scene of the crime. To the mystery, not the subplot? - 50% Special suspect? - lover Murder of certain profession? - doctors/patients Misc. Frightening, heartbreaking, and exquisitely calibrated, John le Carre's new novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, the birthplace of mankind. (people, objects, places) 20% How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999 that gets her brutally murdered in the opening pages of The Constant Gardener (2001), John le Carrs morality tale about profiteering. Le Carré is a superb moralist of the quotidian, a master at showing how our humdrum daily dealings with spouses and colleagues reveal us The Constant Gardener makes some ungainly narrative moves, using whole chapters of police interrogation to establish basic plot points, and dishing out boatloads of documents for us to sort through. of violence and chases 10% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30% How society works & physical descript. ![]() Click on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book descript. ![]()
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