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"Sunny is hired to protect Mary Lou Goddard, a feminist activist who is being stalked. Soon, Gretchen, a research assistant at Mary Lou's office is shot and everybody suspects a case of mistaken identity. Then, the murder suspect (and suspected stalker) dies. He seems to have committed suicide. Sunny suspects Mary Lou did not tell everything she knew about the stalker and does not believe the man would have commited suicide. Mary Lou is officially a lesbian, but Sunny discovers she had a relationship with her so-called stalker.
While the police think the case is closed, Sunny wants to find out what really happened and learns that Gretchen was conducting a study about prostitution. She even got to met some of the girls in the Boston area.
Simultaneously, Sunny's sister realizes her husband is having an affair, while Sunny's best friend, Julie (married with children), cheats on her husband.
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Lydie Barquet, 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 - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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