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Book Review By Louisa Eggleton
The Secret of the Villa Mimosa by Elizabeth Adler

Bea, a young girl, is suffering from amnesia after an attempted murder. She is befriended by a TV doctor, Dr Phyl, who gets her a job with a wealthy widow. Her job takes her to France where she gets her first memory of her former life at an abandoned ruin by the ocean. Dr Phyl and her policeman friend, Franco Mahoney, work to find her former life and who might have wanted to kill her. Bea finds letters left by the former family of the Villa Mimosa and rediscovers her past.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
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
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Hawaii
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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