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To Kill A King
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Plot Summary of To Kill A King
"Two days after Caroline Rhodes begins working in the ER of a Chicago suburban hospital, a fellow employee is found dead in bed, smothered by a lavender silk pillow. A second death results in the arrest of Caroline's close friend and ER nurse/manager, Molly O'Neal. Caroline forms a strange pact with an aging Mafia boss, then calls on her buddies from Rhineburg, Illinois, for help in the hunt for the real killer. Third book in the Caroline Rhodes mystery seeries."
Mary V. Welk, Resident Scholar


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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Medical Thriller Yes
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - nearly 100%
Special suspect? - best friend
Murder of certain profession? - doctors/patients
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
City? Yes
City: - Chicago

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 2
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - hanging
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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