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Plot Summary of The Unexpected Guest
"Stranger walks in on a murder and finds his lost love holding a gun."
Raghu Mitra, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Unexpected Guest
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
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: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
City? Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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