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Plot Summary of The Eighth Commandment
"Mary Lou "Dunk" Bateson is charged with stealing a greek coin whose dispatch from owner to auction house she was overseeing. With the help of two men she determines to find the coin and absolve herself. This book takes you inside the world of the rich and depraved, seen through the eyes of a small town girl. "
Annabelle Stephens, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Eighth Commandment
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

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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