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Plot Summary of Killing Orders
"The main character in the story trys to find out the mystery which happens in a priory."
Carolyn Wu, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Killing Orders
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Plot
Tone of story - depressing/sad
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - investigator him/herself
Murder of certain profession? - businessmen
Kind of investigator - hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - wild
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Forest? Yes
City? Yes
City: - Chicago
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 2
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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