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Plot Summary of Superior Death
"Anna Pidgeon is a park ranger. She solves a murder that happened in Lake Superior.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     "
Victoria Tarrani, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Superior Death
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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
Exploring into the wild Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Forest? Yes
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat - lifeboat - scuba under - drowning
Island? Yes
Island: - stranded

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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