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Plot Summary of Death at His Private Zoo
"The wealthy but eccentric proprietor of a large private zoo is murdered. Who committed the crime? His wife? One of his employees? A robber or other stranger? And who is impersonating the dead owner walking the grounds at night? A puzzle with many facets that comes to a dramatic conclusion as the island zoo is threatened by floodwaters."
John Reid, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Death at His Private Zoo
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - nearly 100%
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - searching for missing person
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
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: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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