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Plot Summary of Clues to Love
"American widow of a British banker opens her home as an upscale hotel, not realizing the danger lurking about her. When a guest is found dead in his room the first weekend the hotel's open, a chief inspector investigates and concludes the hotel owner was the likely victim. While he struggles to catch the elusive killer, the inspector falls in love with the hotel owner."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Making a living subplot Yes
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - confused
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
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

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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