| Dr. David Beck is a pediatrician in New York. His wife tragically died eight years earlier, in a somewhat mysterious event. He has never remarried and has thrown his life into his practice. One day he gets a mysterious e-mail with cryptic clues that would only mean something to him and to his wife. Is a ghost talking to him? At first he dismisses it until he gets another e-mail with even more clues that only he and she could know. He tells his best friend Shanna about it, swearing her not to tell anyone, since that is what the sender of the e-mail said. He starts to wonder if his wife really died that night at the camp, or if for some reason her death was faked. The night after he talks to his wife's former friend Rebecca, she is killed--coincidence? Or did she know something that someone shut her up to keep secret? Unfortunately Beck was the last one seen with her and the obvious suspect. But in order to keep from being arrested, Beck runs from his office because he needs to meet with the sender of the e-mails at five p.m. He will do anything to find out if his wife is really alive or if it is all a hoax. What he finds is the evidence of an eight-year-old cover up that involves those closest to him. | ||
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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: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80% Special suspect? - relative Murder of certain profession? Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder - solving long-past murder - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 50 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % 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: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) 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 City? Yes City: - New York Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Unusual forms of death - run over Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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