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Plot Summary of Dying for Charisma
"Four women, four suicides, four open and shut cases. Wrapped in a web of secrets and surrounded by doubt, as Lindsey Dyson's investigation unravels can she prevent herself from becoming the front page headline of the next edition of the Midland Press?"
Calley Moore, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Dying for Charisma
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Murder of certain profession? - businessmen
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
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 - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
City? Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - hanging - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Is this an e-book? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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