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Book Review By Greg Bryant
If She Should Die by Carlene Thompson

Three years have passed since Dara Prince disappeared from Winston, West Virginia, leaving a note saying she had run away. Now a body has been found in a creek that Christine Ireland suspects could well be her adopted sister Dara. When Dara's diary turns up unexpectedly, Christine is plunged into her lost sister's mysterious past. Dara was certain somebody was stalking her, just as someone is watching Christine's every move.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder -
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 - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - power
How sensitive is this character?

Setting
United States Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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