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"Kelly Sanders, working long hours for a law firm and living on fast food, is suddenly left independently (well, almost) wealthy as the heiress of a distant cousin's will. She goes shopping for new car, wardrobe, and with time on her hands having quit her job, calls her best friend, Sharon, to go to an estate sale at a restored Civil War era house with her. Kelly buys some of the furniture, and needing a new source of income after quitting her job, buys the house too. She opens a Bed and Breakfast, hires help, and Sharon moves in to help too, neither of them dreaming of the danger ahead until one of the guests is killed in a fall from an upper floor window. Kelly is falling in love with one of the guests and is distracted until there are strange noises and she gets several threatening notes. Then a few small things are missing from some of the rooms and another guest is killed in a fall down the stairs. Having witnessed one of the deaths but unable to see the killer, Kelly is afraid even to trust the guest with whom she's falling in love. Can she figure out who the killer is in time to save her own life - and her romance? "
Jackie Griffey, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- running a business/making a living
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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