In 'Act of Betrayal,' Edna Buchanan mixes action, romance, movies and a surprise ending that most readers will not see coming. One of Buchanan's best. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical 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 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 Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Motive of antagonist - jealousy How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Southeast City? Yes City: - Miami Misc setting - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of male nudity Unusual forms of death - flamed - exploded into bits Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |