Louis Kincaid is a ex law man turned PI and he is aked to come to Florrida to investigate a murder of a woman's husband. They are accused the wife of his murder and her brother. Then more murder turn up with the same MO and they have to let the wife go. The men that are killed are all black, fairly young and just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They finally tie them together when they figure out that they are all painted with black spray paint and dumped in the water; bays, canals etc. Louis is bi-racial and he is almost killed in the end but he gets the bad guy. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Special suspect? - lover Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - jealousy The antagonists are: - racists/KKK How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Dumb Setting Island? Yes City? Yes City: - Miami Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |