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Plot Summary of Greased Wheels
"While on a temporary assignment at Choice Manufacturing, Kyle Shannon learns that some people will do anything to get what they want. And sometimes what they want already belongs to someone else. After a county politician is found dead in a forest preserve and a tragic fire clears the way for a large construction project, Kyle examines what she thinks she knows about people she considers friends. One of them is a killer."
Linda Mickey, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of Greased Wheels
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Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
City? Yes
City: - Chicago

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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