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Plot Summary of Drop Dead Gorgeous
"When Wyatt Bloodsworth gave only 1 month to organize their wedding, his fiancée Blair Mallory knew that he's serious. Not wanting to risk a Las Vegas wedding which Wyatt threatened, she determinedly shopped for all her wedding paraphernalia before the deadline. However she did not count on being ran over by a psycho lady one evening after her shopping spree. Blair had had already been a killer's target before but thanks to her intelligence and the protection of her cop/boyfriend Wyatt, she succeeded to get out that situation alive. Now it seemed that someone wanted her dead again. When she confided to Wyatt, he did not believe her which made her angry with him. He thought that Blair was just being melodramatic and wanted to postpone the wedding. This left Blair to her own device in keeping herself alive. She became alert against cars who stalked her and phone messages that threatened her. However the stalker's activities escalated when Blair's house got into fire with her in it. Wyatt finally believed her and knew that the stalker meant serious business. They only had little clues on the stalker: it was female, drove different rental cars, and wore different wigs. Wyatt mobilized the task force to search for the woman. But in the end it was Blair who discovered the identity of the stalker. It was Wyatt's ex-wife, who had still lots of resentment and feelings for Wyatt. And she had Blair cornered and alone inside Wyatt's house. Blair had to think fast if she wanted to remain alive for her wedding!"
Katrina Lo, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Drop Dead Gorgeous
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
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 - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
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 - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - mostly dialog
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Linda Howard Resident Scholar Profiles

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Katrina Lo  

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