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Book Review By Emma
The Scent of Murder by Jeffrey Marks

Marissa isn't happy when she finds out that her ex-husband's fiance has been killed in her office. The police would love to arrest her despite the fact that she has an alibi. Her boss would love to fire her for the bad press the company is getting. Her only choice is to find out who really committed the murder before one or the other get their way.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - relative
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 - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure

Setting
United States Yes
City? 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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