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Plot Summary of The Last Housewife
"Private Investigater Kit Deleeuw is hired to find the real killer of the school principal, because his client is accused of the killing. Soon, he is threatened by Tobias, a teenager, to drop the case or he'll be sorry. Kit's son Jason is beaten up. Tobias calls the youth services and says Kit harassed him. Kit must prove not only his client innocent but now himself as well."
Amanda S., Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Last Housewife
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 30%
Kind of investigator - hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - life in small town
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
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? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - kicks
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
Small town? Yes

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: - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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