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"Robin Hudson is a divorcee working a job she enjoys but a position she hates. She was demoted from her reporter's job after an unfortunate incident at a White House press conference. She had no intentions of attending the company New Year's Eve party until she received a package that gave certain details about her she didn't think anyone else would no, and a suggestion to meet the provider of said information in a given room in the hotel at which the party was held. So, she goes, even though she knows she will run into her reporter ex and his perky new girlfriend. Unfortunately, before Robin gets the chance to speak with the sneak who sent the package, he turns up dead. Because she had been seen near his room (as well as the fact that she has a penchant for makeshift weapons), Robin is a suspect. She knows she didn't kill the man, but when she starts digging, she finds several potential suspencts among her associates. This is a comical story that gives a behind-the-scenes look at journalism on television. Robin is quirky, sometimes irritable, and ultimately a very likable character. "
Sarrah, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very humorous
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- comical investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
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?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- journalist
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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