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Plot Summary of Void Moon
"Cassie Black is a Las Vegas hustler who is out of prison on parole and decides to go for "one last scam" worth over a million dollars. Then she plans to kidnap the daughter she was forced to give up for adoption while she was serving time. The story brings her face to face with the private investigator who was involved in her arrest and imprisonment. The book takes place in Los Angeles and Las Vegas."
Nancy Hochman, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Void Moon
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Plot
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
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
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - private investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - US mafia
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Desert? Yes
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 5-7
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - mechanical engineering
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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