| Brandy Alexander is a 28 year old reporter, born and raised in South Philadelphia. She now lives in Los Angeles. When her friend, Franny gets married, Brandy returns to Philly to attend the wedding. This is a painful trip for her, since she'd left there four years ago, after she broke up with her long time boyfriend, Bobby DiCarlo. Bobby is now a detective on the Phila. police department, working homicide.
While Brandy is in town, her best friend, John, tells her he was taking pictures at a friend's birthday party and one of the people he took a picture of ended up being murdered later that night. Thinking his pictures may help catch the killer, he contacts the police, who take the pictures from John. Shortly afterwards, John tells Brandy he feels like he is being followed. A few days later, John is out on his boat and it blows up. Brandy is convinced it was no accident, althought the police feel otherwise. Brandy suspects a police cover-up and even has her doubts about her former lover, Bobby. Her investigation leads her to Nick Santiago who uses his street smarts to help Brandy gather information. Their investigation uncovers major political scandal. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very humorous How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting United States Yes City? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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