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Plot Summary of Criminal Seduction
"Renowned artist Bram Serian is murdered. His life was a mystery and few clues tell about his tangled life. He was married to Lenore and she is accused of murdering him. Author Owen Byrne is covering the trial and finds himself deeply attracted to Lenore. He becomes obsessed with her past and longs to unravel her childhood in Asia and her troubled life with Bram. As the mystery unfolds Owen and Lenore begin a romance but secrets are still being exposed which keep Lenore in the spotlight. "
Kristy Pastore, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Criminal Seduction
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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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Murder of certain profession? - artists
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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