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Plot Summary of The Running Woman
"Carol Zamia was drowned at the Larapinta Bridge. A woman in white was supposedly seen running away from the scene of the crime and everyone thinks that this person is the missing link to who killed the girl. Gabriel Endicott is the accused that the moronic police and whole town believe that did this murder and she is out to clear her name with the help of her cousin and friend Phil Sturt."
Sarah Valerio, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
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? - 50%
Special suspect? - relative
Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - accused criminal
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - homemaker
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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