| Since losing her job as a lingerie buyer for E.E. Martin, and trading in all her furniture and appliances for food and electricity, Stephanie Plum needs cash-fast. In desperation, she turns to her sleazy cousin Vinnie for a job. But the only job open is in the field of bounty hunting. Stephanie has no experience, but she's determined not to let that stop her.
So who's her first FTA? None other than Joe Morelli, a former vice cop who happens to have taken Stephanie's virginity behind the eclair case 14 years ago. Morelli also happens to be wanted for murder. While checking out a few leads down on Stark Street, Stephanie has the incredible misfortune of meeting prizefighter Benito “The Champ” Ramirez, a raging lunatic with a penchant for mutilating women, who's decided to make Stephanie his next victim. Ramirez and Stephanie get into a little scuffle, and Stephanie probably would have ended up dead had it not been for her knight in shining armor, Joe Morelli. Morelli's been dropped right in to Stephanie's lap. But things aren't quite as clear cut as they seem. Soon Stephanie finds herself questioning Morelli's guilt, and, against her best bounty hunter instincts, teams up with Morelli to find the real killer. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - gangs How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction - rape (yeech!) Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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