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| Plot Summary of Guardian Angel |
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"When an elderly neighbour of V. I. Warshawski is taken to the hospital and another neighbour (a lawyer with the same firm as V. I.'s ex-husband) and his wife make themselves her guardian and have her five dogs destroyed, the private investigator is very angry, and quickly gets involved in the dispute. At the same time the detective is hired by her friend, Mr Contreras, to find his buddy who disappeared shortly after staying the night with him. Vic follows up the two cases and finds they are linked and a major investment scam is in place. An attempt on her life, which incidentally hurts a friend of hers, and the discovery of the murdered lodger convinces our protagonist she is onto something big. "
Penny , Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Guardian Angel |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Any non-mystery subplot?
- theft/fraud investigation
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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