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Plot Summary of The Grilling Season
"Goldy is trying to help her son with his fathers imprisonment and at the same time trying to figure if he is guilty or not. She is struggling inside with the question of his quilt."
Christina Valltos-Burleson, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Grilling Season
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Special suspect? - relative
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - chef
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
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: - West

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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