Jean Sheridan is going to a twenty year reunion of alumni at Stonecroft Academy. Here, she is to be honored along with six other members of her class. There is a sadness looming over the honorees as they have a memorial service for an old friend and classmate that drowned in her pool days before. Allison made the fifth woman in the class to die a mysterious death.
"The Owl" is at this reunion as an honoree and a killer. He has murdered all those women and more, and leaves a small pewter owl near the scene. He was always a dopey, nerd of a kid who was picked on and laughed at during his school years. He intends to exact his revenge. He started twenty years ago and his grande finale will be finished by reunions end. He toys with Jean, though, by threatening the daughter she gave up years ago that no one is supposed to know about. He kidnaps Laura, an honoree, and makes it seem as though she is the one threatening Jean's daughter. He uses this ploy to lure Jean to her intended death. It is here, all the secrets of the past are revealed as well as a kink in "The Owl's" plans. He wants to kill Laura and Jean before he is exposed. | ||
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? - chronically deranged person Murder of certain profession? Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - solving long-past murder - 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 - 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 - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - revenge How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |