Literature Is Powerful

N Is For Noose
By: Sue Grafton
Pages: 100-125

-Who was Tom Newquist and why was he respected in Nota Lake?

Kinsey, the investigator that Selma hired to investigate on Tom's death, she went to Nota Lake to ask people questions about Tom. Kinsey finds Nota Lake to be charming community. She finds out that Tom Newquist is a respected investigator on the local police force that was a tough and honest cop. Everyone in that town liked Tom but not his wife Selma for some reason. He was a hard worker that's why townsfolks liked him. But when everyone heard about his death they were saddened but not surprised. I wondered why anyone wasn't surprised. That's why Selma hired Kinsey to investigate on that. But I think Kinsey is not a good investigator. It seems like she's not trying harder on investigating in Tom's death.

-If you were an investigator working on this case would you try harder?
-Why do you think that the townfolks were not surprised on Tom's death?