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Originally Posted by ApK

Maybe I'm not clear on what those words mean, but wouldn't that be a huge spoiler? When I think "synopsis of the plot" I think Cliff's Notes.
I'd think very very little of the plot should be revealed in a description.

Here's an example of what I mean:

I'd consider this a good description of a book. Not one that I'd read, but a good description, none the less:

All Milly has is hope. Her brother, Neel, is missing and presumed dead in Afghanistan, but she refuses to give up on him. As she turns seventeen, there are only three wishes she wants to come true: get Neel home, get a boyfriend, get into Cambridge University. When Milly and her three privileged friends are catapulted into misadventures, capers with unsuitable boys and the pressures of friendships, family and Sixth Form, it's almost more than she can bear. From the spires of Cambridge to sunny Mumbai and the shadows of war-torn Afghanistan, Milly's offbeat story of love, loss and longing confirms that life is anything but predictable.

And here's what I'd consider to be NOT a good use of the "Description" field at Amazon:

'Urban rather than natural settings are the stamping grounds of Jørn Lier Horst, whose Dregs (his first book to be published in English) is immensely impressive The writer's career as a police chief has supplied a key ingredient for the crime fiction form: credibility. --Barry Forshaw, author of Nordic Noir

'Jørn Lier Horst demonstrates in Closed for Winter that he belongs to the premier division of Norwegian crime fiction.' --The Norwegian Book Club

Top class crime writing. --Sindre Hovdenakk, Verdens Gang

Classic police procedural from an author who knows what he is doing ... I recommend that every fan of crime novels should dedicate some time to Jørn Lier Horst s writing. Make a pleasurable start with Closed for Winter. --Torbjørn Ekelund, Dagbladet