| Dr. John Stapelton, New York's Medical Examiner, faces the biggest potential plague scare in decades. A deadly but rare flu begins to slowly kill seemingly healthy individuals. John, having already lost his opthalmology practice to a giant HMO, immediately suspects them of killing off patients who cost them a lot of money.
John begins to investigate anything that may give him the viruses point of origin. Because of this, someone tries to kill John. He does not relent. He finally finds the name of a person who ordered some plague virus and hunts them down. This proves deadly for John as he is kidnapped and beaten. He is stunned, however, when he sees who has been behind this biological hazard. They have paid someone to kill John, to keep their secret from being revealed. His only hope is escape. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Medical Thriller Yes Medical Plotlets: 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 - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge How sensitive is this character? Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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