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Plot Summary of And Grace Will Lead Me Home
"Following the murder of their childhood friend, Grace Ann, Ellott--a single, 40-something librarian--and her roommate, Rosie--a divorced mother of three--confront the effects of her death and the flux of their own lives. Set in North Alabama and Birmingham, the richly detailed mystery unfolds a story of obsession, past loyalties, love, murder and saving grace. Old Time Music, hits from the '60s, and the spirit of Elvis provide a harmonious backdrop."
Jane Mitchell, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of And Grace Will Lead Me Home
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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 - very humorous
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 30%
Special suspect? - relative
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - quite fatty

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
City? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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