| After a usual night of bartending, Billy Wiles' typical ordinary life ceases to exist. He finds a typewritten note on his windshield giving him an odd choice. It said if he went to the police, a schoolteacher would be killed and if he didn't go to the police, an elderly woman would be killed. The note gave him a time table of six hours.
At first, Billy wonders if this is some sick joke until a blond schoolteacher is found murdered. He is faced with more notes, more choices, and more deadlines, and dead bodies. The killer has forced Billy to play his game of choice. If Billy tries to go to the police now, he will be arrested for each murder. The killer has placed evidence at each crime scene proclaiming Billy the murderer. Still, Billy thinks about taking his chances with the police in order to stop this maniacal killer until his lovely fiance's life is threatened. Although Barbara lay in a light coma, she is the love of his life and his reason for living. He will protect her at any cost, even if it means he must kill to save her. He begans to investigate who the killer may be. His goal is to reach him before Barbara becomes his final victim. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - Killer purposely leaves clues What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Special suspect? - chronically deranged person Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes 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: - California Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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