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Plot Summary of Found Money
"One day, Amy Parchens receives $200,000 in an anonymous package in the mail. It could be the ticket to her being able to finally return to school to study astronomy. But she doesn't feel she can spend it until she finds out where it came from. In the mean time, Dr. Ryan Duffy's father dies, and on his deathbed reveals that $2 million is stashed in a suitcase in the attic. Ultimately the two find out their money came from the same source, that Duffy's father received it as hush money. But from who? And why? It could mean their lives if they try to find out."
BethG, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Found Money
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - computer programmer
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? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Prairie? Yes
City? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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James Grippando Resident Scholar Profiles

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