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Book Review By Elaine Ward
Dead By Sunset by Ann Rule

An innocent bystander comes accross a minivan on Sunset Hwy that had crashed into the divider. To his surprise he found a dead women inside and a carseat for a child. He called the police to the scene who then realized she had been murdered.

During the trial process there would be no physical evidence linking her ex-husband Brad Cunningham to the murder. There is a lot of questions whether he abused his sons. He remarried and his new wife adopted their three sons. Was the marriage going to have a happy ending or was it another twisted scam?


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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