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Plot Summary of The Abortionist's Daughter
"The local abortion doctor, Diana Duprey, is found murdered in her pool.
The possible list of suspects include:
Frank, an attorney in the DA's office and her husband of twenty years, who fought bitterly with her the night of the murder. To provide an alibi would be to disclose his infidelities to his wife and possibly risk losing his job.
The daughter, Megan, a college freshman experimenting with drugs and relationships. She also had a bitter fight with her mother shortly before the murder.
Reverend Stephen O'Connell, founder of the town's pro-life coalition. His involvement with Diana goes from political to personal when Diana becomes involved with the abortion of his son's girlfriend.
"

Robin Carabine, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Abortionist's Daughter
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - lover
Murder of certain profession? - "All in the family" murder
Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator - husband/wife boy/girlfriend investigators
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: - doctor
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
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: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
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

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
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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