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Plot Summary of The Switch
"Gillian and Melina are identical twin sisters. Gillian decides to become artificially inseminated in order to have a child, since her partner is sterile. The next morning she is found murdered in her bed. Melina, together with the famous astronaut Gillian had spent her last night with, searches to find reasons for her beloved's sister's death, looking beyond the obvious."
Anthie Zachariadou, Resident Scholar

"Identical twins switch places for an evening, as a prank. Later that evening, one of them is murdered - Gillian. The story is about the search for her killer by her twin, Melina, and the man Gillian had just met and spent the evening with. Interesting plot twists (some obvious and others not). "
Laura Hunter, Resident Scholar

"Identical twins switching places is a fairly common game. Once adults, things change. Melina and Gillian Lloyd decided to once again relive the fun of switching lives only this time an unspeakable murder resulted. NASA astronaut Chris Hart sees this investigation through to the end as he and the surviving twin are on the run for their very lives. "
Tracey Ray, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Switch
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
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: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30'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
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - cults
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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