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Plot Summary of Quissett
"This mystery/drama set on Cape Cod begins with a hurriedly closed "accidental" drowning of a local marine biologist.   During the story, secrets held by friends of the victim begin to unfold. Secrets that go back to their days in high school.

At the victim's funeral two young mourners reunite and begin a romantic relationship. This romance is often interrupted by metaphysical and paranormal twists that lead them to clues about the murder.
They unwittingly become the sleuths in solving this mystery by the spiritual forces guiding them to places and to people that all have something to do with the murder."

, Resident Scholar




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Plot

Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - investigator him/herself
Murder of certain profession? - students/teachers
Kind of investigator - psychic investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Any non-mystery subplot? - life in small town
Horror plotlets - the ghost chased me!
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can read emotions - mind reading - teleportation
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - police
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - touching of anatomy
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Is this an e-book? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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