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Plot Summary of Dead Body Language
"Connor Westphall was considered the most exciting person in the small town of flat skunk, that is until one of the towns most prominent female citizens is found dead on her ex husbands grave. Connor who runs a newspaper looks into the murder of this women and ends up finding more mysteries than answers but in the end she is able to find the killer, but will that end her life as well?"
Michelle Kidwell, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dead Body Language
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
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 - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's

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

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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