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Plot Summary of The Secret of the Villa Mimosa
"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.
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Louisa Eggleton, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Secret of the Villa Mimosa
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Plot

Composition of Book
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%




Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - amnesia
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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