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Plot Summary of Sister Blister
"A gangster's wife and youngest children are killed by a car bomb. To overcome his own grief, he becomes a grief counsellor; but on his own starts to confide in his stillborn twin sister. This introspection is interrupted by two men who break into his woodland garden in search of their missing sons..."
Sam Smith, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - sister
Crime & Police story Yes
Story of - criminals stealing from other criminals - one man's rise in a criminal organization - criminal becomes sensitive
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations
Wild kid(s)? - committing crimes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - accused criminal
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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