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“Loves Music, Loves to Dance”


Setting
As far as this novel tells me, the events in this story take place in New York in a big city like New York City. The author gave no time period as to when the events took place.


Main Characters
1. Charles North- Charles is a murderer who picks his victims out of newspapers in the personal ads section.
2. Darcy Scott- She is a woman who answered personal ads and tries to find her friends murderer when the body is found.
3. Erin Kelley- Erin answered ads along with Darcy and goes missing for three days before the body was dumped by a bridge.
4. Nona- She inspired Darcy and Erin to get involved with personal ads.
5. Douglas- Douglas is the actual name of ‘Charles North’.

Vocabulary
1. Beguiling (Pg. 4)- “ He laughed aloud as he thought of the beguiling ad that had summoned Erin to him.” -to deceive-verb.
2. Commiserate (Pg. 84)- “ He was aware the commiserating glance of the elevator operator.” –order for a person to follow rules-adjective.
3. Consummate (Pg. 58)- “Hamilton was a sixty year-old professional preppie and a consummate snob.” –to bring into completion-adjective.
4. Gossamer (Pg. 48)- “It was a gossamer ankle strap.” –a sheer fabric-noun.
5. Gratuitously (Pg. 12)- “The commentary was delivered by an announcer whose sonorous voice sounded gratuitously horrified.” –given or received without cost-adjective.
6. Inevitable (Pg. 20)- “When the inevitable occurs, we just have to drop in the lead.” –impossible to avoid-noun.
7. Kindling (Pg. 48)- “He sitting across from her in the easy chair, getting up and setting a match to the kindling in the fireplace.” –easily ignited material-noun.

Vocabulary

8. Laden (Pg. 40)- “In a few months property would be lush with flowering hedges and the willows would be laden with cascades of leaves.” –heavily...