| Molly Forrester is a journalist for Zeitgeist magazine that is stuck in a rut. She wants to be writing the hard hitting stories but is stuck writing the sex/relationship column. This changes when she takes here friend back to the office one night to see a hideous piece of art the office is now displaying and trips over the body of one of her coworkers. She sets out to solve the murder of this coworker especially when it looks like the police are not heading in the correct direction. Molly sees this story as the one that will make her career. Molly is able to unravel the life of her coworker and suddenly there are a number of suspects as apparently the man is cheating on his wife and his lover. Motives are all over the place. Molly calls on her girlfriends to help as well as picking the brain of the homicide detective to solve the crime faster than the police. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat Time/era of story: Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % 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 - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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