The Girl In Times Square
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Plot Summary of The Girl In Times Square

"Lily Quinn is a 24-year-old university student, broke, and looking for love in all the wrong places. She will not be graduating along with her fellow schoolmates, as she continues to aimlessley wonder through life. Then she wins the lottery. Instead of cashing in her ticket, she decides to travel to Hawaii to visit her mother.

Then one day, whilst Lily is visting her eccentric mother in Maui, she receives a phone call from Detective Spencer Patrick O'Malley of the NYPD, informing her that her roommate and best friend, Amy, is missing. She hops on the next flight back to New York, thinking that Amy will have shown up by the time she gets back.

Upon arrival, however, Amy is still missing, and Lily needs to be questioned by Detective O'Malley. As the detective tries to find out what happened to Amy, he finds himself growing more and more attracted to Lily, as Lily finds herself falling for Spencer. However, Lily is not feeling very well physically, and finds that she needs Spencer's support more than ever. And the question of what happened to Amy remains at the top of everyone's minds.

As the investigation goes on, Lily has to question every aspect of her life- her family, friends, relationships, and her new-found wealth. "
Sandra, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Girl In Times Square

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - investigator

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - physically sick

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing

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