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Plot Summary of Missy's Murder
"Missy was just a seventeen years old girl who was petite and very pretty. She was sweet and trustful. She was killed by the persons she trust the most: her two best friends."
Katy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Missy's Murder
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 20%
Special suspect? - best friend
Murder of certain profession? - students/teachers
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Big focus on autopsies
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
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? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - quite fatty

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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