| When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, she has no memory of the crime. But at the scence of the homicide, her fingerprints are everywhere, on the door, on the curtain, and on the knife used to stab him to death. Shocked and bewildered, Laurie is arraigned on a murder charge.
Kidnapped at the age four and the victim of two subsequent years of abuse and incarceration, Laurie has developed multiple personalities. The host personality,Laurie, is unaware of the others....especially "Leona", who has written crazed loved letters to Allan Grant and has secretly entered his home. Laurie sister Sarah Kenyon takes up her defense in court and brings pyschiatrist in Multiple Personalities Disorder Justin Donelley, to help Laurie unlock her memories of her two lost years. But her abductors is still obsessed with her... and determind to avoid exposure. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Legal Thriller Yes Legal Plotlets descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Amnesia story? Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - rapist If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - jealousy The antagonists are: - cults How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death |
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