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Plot Summary of A Deadly Promise
"As Sarah Lindly's father is dying in her arms, he managed to whisper a mysterious message. He asks her to clear his name of the murder he has wrongly been accused of. She vows to do so and now she can't leave the small mining town of Leadville until she clears his name. She refuses to involve Clint and Jeremy, 2 love buddies, while she tries to reveal the truth and find the missing evidence in a race against time."
Kathleen, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of A Deadly Promise
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1900-1920's
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
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
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Joan Lowery Nixon Resident Scholar Profiles

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