| The local abortion doctor, Diana Duprey, is found murdered in her pool.
The possible list of suspects include: Frank, an attorney in the DA's office and her husband of twenty years, who fought bitterly with her the night of the murder. To provide an alibi would be to disclose his infidelities to his wife and possibly risk losing his job. The daughter, Megan, a college freshman experimenting with drugs and relationships. She also had a bitter fight with her mother shortly before the murder. Reverend Stephen O'Connell, founder of the town's pro-life coalition. His involvement with Diana goes from political to personal when Diana becomes involved with the abortion of his son's girlfriend. | ||
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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 - "All in the family" murder What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Special suspect? - lover Murder of certain profession? Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - jealousy 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 Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Unusual forms of death - drowned Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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