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Apothecary by Carla Gibson

    Dr. Erin Tyler moves to New York City to take a job at an internal medicine clinic in Brooklyn. She is exhilarated with this new chapter in her life. An English rock musician boyfriend, a loving sister and brother-in-law living close-by, and with the excitement only New York City can provide, it seems like she has it all.
    Unknown to Erin, a rapist is on the loose in New York City. Under a charming and intelligent guise, he is drugging woman with the date-rape drug Rohypnol. He can then lead his victims away without a struggle, where they are powerless to stop him from an assault they will not remember. As the clues begin to point to the pharmacist Kyle McKagan as the perpetrator, no one knows that he has already become obsessed with the beautiful Dr. Erin Tyler. Even though her rock musician boyfriend, Steve Robinson, has warned her that something about Kyle doesn't seem right, Erin refuses to believe that she is in danger. Kyle will now stop at nothing until she is claimed as the prize.

   


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 %
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - rapist
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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