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"A wealthy man is swept over the side of his luxury yacht and drowns. His three children who have been estranged from him seek to obtain his fortune only to find out that there is another child they did not know about. The detective in charge has a power problem with his superior who hampers his investigation. One of the children of the deceased comes up with a bogus sibling and almost gets the real child killed befor the detective can solve the problem. "
Colleen Naqshbandi, Resident Scholar
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"Harry Stanford is one of the richest men in the world but with an enstranged past and business operations. He has a bitter relationship with his family, not letting any of them come any closer to his business and wealth. On a trip around Corsica, Stanford drowns from his yatch feeding the media with top stories. Now the children come back together from their different professions to inherit the wealth. While at home in Rose Wood awaiting a probation shortly after the funeral, suddenly a complete stranger appears and claims to be Stanford's daughter. She is either genuine or an imposter, a proposed D.N.A test fails as Stanford's body is missing........Unsolved mysteries unfold to the Stanford attornies and it seems Stanford's death was not meerly an accident."
Kazinda.Naafi, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 15%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Special suspect?
- relative
Murder of certain profession?
- lawmen
- "All in the family" murder
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- "All in the family" murder
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- inheritance struggle
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- lawyer creatures
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
- quite fatty
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
- 3-4
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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