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"Sharon McCone is a private eye who finds that a women in her building has been murdered. As she is investigating the murder and looking for the criminal she finds that in her small town, there is a fencing chain that exists and she then goes on to shut down this organization and captures the killer."
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Review Analysis of Ask the Cards a Question
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Plot
Tone of story - depressing/sad
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Kind of investigator - hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization
Any non-mystery subplot? - life in small town
Crime Thriller Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer - stolen goods organization

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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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