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Plot Summary of Under My Skin
"One of the greatest books by Sarah Dunant featuring
the wonderful and funniest detective of modern literature,
this is the book you read in only one breath. This is
the kind of story that entertains and that keeps you
on the edge of your seat the whole time. An amazing read.
"

Marco Aurelio, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Under My Skin
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very humorous
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Murder of certain profession? - doctors/patients
Kind of investigator - hard boiled/private eye - british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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