| Cassie Neill is a psychic and she wants to use her gift responsibly. She helps the Los Angeles police catch murderers. But once in a while she makes a mistake. One time when she's trying to help, an innocent child dies. She is so upset that she feels she needs to get away. She goes to a small North Carolina town where she has a house left to her by an aunt.
But even here she can't escape her psychic abilities. She knows a murderer is stalking young women here. The sheriff won't listen to her, so she goes to Judge Ben Ryan. Not only does he believe her, but he is attracted to her, and becomes her friend. Twice Cassie predicts a murder, carried out by a very cruel and crazed individual. To prevent the next one, she has to actually enter the guy's head. This is very scary and dangerous. Ben is concerned and now even the sherriff, Matt Damon, knows she's not just a phony. Cassie helps find the killer, a young loner from the neighbourhood. But she also discovers there's more to it. This killer was driven by a much more evil man who was controlling the loner's mind. When this evil man realizes what Cassie is trying to do, it can mean a fate worse than death for her. Ryan is kidnapped by this individual, and Cassie fears she has lost Ryan, but, again, with her psychic abilities and Ryan's smart thinking, and with Matt's policing skills, things come to an interesting end. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) 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? - 80% Special suspect? - investigator him/herself Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Killer purposely leaves clues Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 % Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Age: - 20's-30's Has special powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main character: Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Has special powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power Monster of some sort? Yes How sensitive is this character? Setting United States Yes The US: - Midwest Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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