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Plot Summary of One Last Goodbye
"This book is the second book in the Sharyn Howard mystery series. Sheriff Sharyn Howard must solve a fifty year old murder mystery of a WWII hero whose plane crashed into a lake."
Joyce Lavene, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of One Last Goodbye
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
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: - Deep South
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation
Is this an e-book? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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