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Baby, Would I Lie?
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Plot Summary of Baby, Would I Lie?
"Sara and Jack are back! Now doing Real Journalism, Sara is sent to Branson, MO to observe the trial of a famous country and western singer - for murder. The question of the year: did he do it, or didn't he? Fabulous description of the settings and some truly hysterical c&w lyrics just add to the joy of this book."
Ivy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Baby, Would I Lie?
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very humorous - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - none
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: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog


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