| Molly Cates is a crime reporter who has written a book about the brutal murders committed by Louie Bronk. He was referred to as the Texas Scalper because all his victims' heads were shaven clean. Days before Louie was due to be executed, Molly receives a message that Louie may not have committed one of the murders he confessed to.
Molly's book focuses on this murder. She must find out if Louie is responsible for the murder. She begans by visiting the victim's family to set up interviews but finds she is unwelcome. The victim's husband tries to buy Molly's silence. She will not relent, however, and as a result, someone tries to kill her into silence. Molly's investigation reveals that Louie is guilty of murder, but not the one in question. The closer Molly gets to the truth, the more in danger she becomes. | ||
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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? - 50% Special suspect? - relative Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Killer purposely leaves clues 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 - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Setting United States Yes The US: - Texas Misc setting - prison Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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