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Plot Summary of Chasing Elvis
"Elvis died in 1977. However, in 1982 a masked Elvis impersonator robs a bank in rural Tennessee. Every clue points to the supposedly dead Elvis as the robber. The detective on the trail of the robber is on the way to nab who he thinks is Elvis, but is killed in a car crash, leaving behind a young daughter.

In present day, the detective's daughter is a reporter for a tabloid and is assigned to cover an Elvis festival in Tennessee. She quickly stumbles onto the trail of the bank robber, and again, all clues lead her to believe she is tracking Elvis.

A wealthy young woman from California, with the help of her off-the-wall friend is trying to find the true identity of her father. The clues lead her to the same Elvis festival. "

Randy Beeken, Resident Scholar

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




Tone of story - very humorous
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - armed robbery!

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - writer
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

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

Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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