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Book Review By Carol Patton
Point Of Origin by Patricia Cornwell

Her best yet! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Lucy is back in a new job, a recurring charactor is killed and Kay has a very personal interest in this case.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - - depressing/sad
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Misc. Murder Plotlets - - character killed during/after sexing - - Big focus on forensic evidence
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch - lots of descript of animal care
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - biology/medical
Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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