| Tami Hoag continues to write some of the most engrossing and engaging thrillers on the market today. Well-drawn characters, intense plots and subplots, and tons of plot twists set against the frigid northern climes of Minnesota.
Hoag's books are consistently well-written and intelligent, emotionally wrought and believable. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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