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Plot Summary of Dead By Sunset
"An innocent bystander comes accross a minivan on Sunset Hwy that had crashed into the divider. To his surprise he found a dead women inside and a carseat for a child. He called the police to the scene who then realized she had been murdered.

During the trial process there would be no physical evidence linking her ex-husband Brad Cunningham to the murder. There is a lot of questions whether he abused his sons. He remarried and his new wife adopted their three sons. Was the marriage going to have a happy ending or was it another twisted scam?"

Elaine Ward, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dead By Sunset
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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets - finding out whether someone is really guilty

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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