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Book Review By Carol Patton
From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell

Gault is back and in a mean way. This book seems more obvious, but don't be fooled... there are definitely surprises in store for the reader. This is a scary one.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story -
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
Motive of antagonist - kicks
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
City? Yes
City: - New York - dangerous
Misc setting - sewers/subways

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 - fright - diced - frozen - decapitated
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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