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The Other Side of the Dark by Joan Lowery Nixon

Stacy wakes up after a four year long coma from a gunshot wound delivered by a man who killed her mother. Now that she's up and around, Stacy knows that she is the only one who can identify the murderer. Although she is still trying to adjust to a new world, friends who have grown up, a married sister, and life without a mother, Stacy must find her mother's killer, before he decides to silence her permanently.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder -
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Texas

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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