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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 100%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 80%




Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Special suspect? - investigator him/herself
Murder of certain profession? - musicians
Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - character killed during/after sexing - "All in the family" murder - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Killer purposely leaves clues
Kind of investigator - hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - searching for missing person
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - scientist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
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
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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