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Plot Summary of Amateur Night
"Under the terms of her rich uncle's will, Jane daSilva must solve a hopeless case and bring justice where injustice has been done if she is to receive a very large payment from his estate. The case of Kevin Shea seems to be just the thing. Kevin has been convicted of homicide in a robbery and shooting that he was too stoned to remember. Even his mother believes that he is guilty. After the trial is over, one of the jurors comes to Kevin's lawyer and says that, after thinking things over, she believes that there is something in the evidence which she and everyone else has overlooked. The lawyer tells Jane about this which starts her off on a very dangerous search to find the real murderer. "
Linda Bertland, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Amateur Night
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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - nearly 100%
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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