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Plot Summary of Unraveled Sleeve
"Betsy Devonshire, owner of the needlecraft shop Crewel World, is suffering from nightmares after helping solve local murders. To help Betsy recover her friend and policewoman Jill Cross suggests a weekend away at a "stitch-in." There Betsy finds a dead woman in one of the rooms, but when she returns with the manager, the body has disappeared."
Abby White, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Unraveled Sleeve
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings of fear/loss/inadequacy
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
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: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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