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Plot Summary of The Crystal Key
"Inspired by accounts of The Crystal Skull discovered in a ruined Mayan temple in 1924, this work seeks to explain the secret of the Skull. The heroine is primarily interested in finding out why her brother died in Belize and the meaning of a rod of crystal he sent her just before his demise. She is aided in her quest by her brother's best friend, her constant suitor and a zoologist who is in Belize to save the jaguar. Despite kidnapping and murder they fight their way through dense rain forests and over unexplored mountains to a lost city hidden in a magnificent river valley. There the secret of the skull is revealed, the bad guys get their's, and the heroine finally decides it is time to marry her lover."
F. Jacquelyn Hallquist, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of The Crystal Key
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Plot
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - getting to know a nice woman - searching for treasure/artifacts
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - scientist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails
Jungles? Yes
Jungles - snakes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - decapitated
Is this an e-book? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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