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Plot Summary of Murder with Mirrors
"Carrie Louise Serracold is not in touch with reality. She doesn't realize her life is endangered by arsenic in her tonic, poisoned chocolates, and a murderer in the family. That's in addition to running a school in her home rehabilitating juvenile delinquents! Lucky for Carrie Louise, her sister Ruth Van Rydock sends lifelong friend Jane Marple to keep an eye on things. Although Miss Marple tries to warn her, Carrie Louise refuses to believe her granddaughter is having an affair, that her ward Edgar is schizophrenic, or even that someone is trying to kill her! Elderly Miss Marple must determine who wants Carrie Louise dead, before it's too late!"
Christina Olson, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Murder with Mirrors
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Plot

Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Special suspect? - relative
Murder of certain profession? - the rich!
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: - retiree
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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