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Book Review By Tracey Ray
Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark

Every time Rob is up for parole, Ellie attends the meeting to protest his release. She believes he is the one who beat her fifteen year old sister, Andrea to death. But supposed new evidence has surfaced and Rob claims this will prove his innocence. He is released and begins his campaign to prove he is innocent.

Being a journalist, Ellie decides to write about Rob's release and her sister's murder years ago. Her real purpose behind this is to get Rob back where he belongs, behind bars. She is conviced he has killed others in the past and begins her search. If she can prove this, she can get Rob behind bars again.

She starts a web page and posts any information about her investigation about Rob. She invites others leave any pertinent information about Rob's past. She finally hits pay dirt when one of his old inmates tells her of a murder Rob bragged about. As Ellie set out to investigate, Rob sets out to stop her.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Special suspect? - lover
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - kicks
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Unusual forms of death - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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