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Plot Summary of Soft Case
"Soft Case depicts the investigation of the apparent suicide of Ronald Mullins, a software exectutive and Senate hopeful. There are a lot of twists and turns, but it is the first person's character that really drives this book. I was entertained, enraged, and humored all at the same time."
Lisa Mayer, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Soft Case
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very humorous - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Murder of certain profession? - businessmen
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 1
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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