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Plot Summary of The Confession
"Tahlia Edwards is a major advertising executive in New York City. Years ago, her father was murdered and was the main suspect in her fiance's murder. Afraid to face the truth of who her father truly was, she left town to start a new life.

Jake Randall, a private investigator hired by a mysterious third party, enters Tahlia's life and forces her back home to face what happened all those years ago. He's certain she knows more than she's telling, and she is determined to prove everyone wrong about her father.

As they attempt to come to a truce, their attraction for each other growing each day, Tahlia and Jake are in a race against time to find the truth. As the body count rises, Tahlia learns things about her father and her past that she wished had stayed buried - but now must put her trust in Jake to finally set herself free."

Lori, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of The Confession
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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator - skilled citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - business executive
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - private investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - revenge

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
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
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - descript. of breasts
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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