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Plot Summary of A Maiden's Grave
"Along a deserted Kansas highway, eight deaf girls and their teachers are taken hostage by three prison escapees. FBI hostage negotiator, Art Potter, is called in. Over 12 suspensful hours, not only does Potter have to worry about the criminals inside, but also the the very people who are outside, either the media or the government officials, who all have their own agendas. Only in the exciting climax does Potter put the pieces together, solving an almost unbelievable puzzle."
J. E. Deaver, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of A Maiden's Grave
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - descript. of male nudity - rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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