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Plot Summary of The Perfect Husband
"A wife turns to police after suspecting her husband (who is also a cop) is a murderer. The obsessed, insane husband goes after wife in obsessive rage."
Amber, Resident Scholar

"Tess Beckett was married to a cop for two years, and she thought he was perfect... but she was wrong. After learning the truth about her husband she helped put him behind bars. He vowed he would get his revenge, and now that he's escaped Tess is fearing for her life and the life of her daughter."
Nancy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Perfect Husband
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Plot

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




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - police

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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