| A psychologist recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease becomes a murder suspect when one of his former patients is killed. Joe O'Loughlin suspects that a current patient, a young man who is mostly functional but has frightening moments of violent anger, may be involved. While he tries to cope with his diagnosis and how it may affect his family, O'Loughlin is also compelled to find the killer and clear his name. When another person connected to Joe is murdered and he starts lying to his wife and the police, O'Loughlin's innocence becomes even more questionable. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) 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? - 90% Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Eccentric: Yes How sensitive is this character? Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK City? Yes City: - London Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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