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Murder Walks The Plank: A Death on Demand Mystery
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Plot Summary of Murder Walks The Plank: A Death on Demand Mystery
"    In this novel the main character Annie Darling, owns a bookstore specializes in mystery novels called Death on Demand. Other books in this series have featured Darling as the mystery solver by working together with husband Max to find solution to the multiple murders.
    The novel starts off when Darling's bookstore has chartered a yacht and the guests are called to solve a fake mystery while on board but soon the fake mystery turns into reality when a young woman Pamela dies by falling overboard into the water. The cruise comes to a rapid halt when artificial mystery remains unsolved and the body count rises in the next few days. Now it's all up to Darling to investigate and solve multiple murder mystery. Darling get help from husband Max, notable local author Emma Lloyd, customer Henny Brawley, and Sister Rachel. The second body is that of Meg Heath, dowager recluse of the island society and widow of rich Duff Heath.

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Faiza Iqtidar, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Murder Walks The Plank: A Death on Demand Mystery
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Murder of certain profession? - cruise ship
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) 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? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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