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Plot Summary of Night Mare
"Jane Scott, a wealthy Quaker, lives peacefully in rural Vermont riding her horses in shows. Her serenity is shattered when she and her friend Victoria discover a murder victim. They are caught up in a mystery involving theft of horses who either have a murder contract on them by their owners to collect on insurance money, or who have been stolen to sell for meat. The trail leads to Montana where Jane teams up with a woman rancher to discover the horse thief."
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Review Analysis of Night Mare
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - white collar fraud or theft
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch - lots of descript of animal care

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - lesbians!
Unusual forms of death - frying (electrocuted)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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