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Book Review By Kathleen
A Deadly Promise by Joan Lowery Nixon

As Sarah Lindly's father is dying in her arms, he managed to whisper a mysterious message. He asks her to clear his name of the murder he has wrongly been accused of. She vows to do so and now she can't leave the small mining town of Leadville until she clears his name. She refuses to involve Clint and Jeremy, 2 love buddies, while she tries to reveal the truth and find the missing evidence in a race against time.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
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 - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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