| Cry Wolf is a story of a young woman, Laurel Chandler, who is haunted by her past. She returns to the Looisiana bayou where she grew up as a child with her sister, Savanna Chandler. During her time there, she learns of a murderer that kidnaps women of questionable reputations and murders them. Laurel is determined to find the killer and bring him to justice even though many doubt her abilities. While searching for the killer, she falls in love with Jack B., and her relationship with him deepens as she fights against it. During the story, Laurel has flashbacks of her childhood and after her sister Savanna is killed, Laurel is even more determined to bring the killer to justice. Laurel suspects a few people of being the killer, including Reverend Jimmy Lee Baldwin, and tells the sheriff of her suspicions. Shortly after this happens, Jimmy Lee goes to the sheriff and tells him that he believes Jack is behind the killings. Laurel finds out and is upset, but by using the clues that the killer left her, she discovers who is behind it all. Now all she must do is prove the killer guilty and not be hurt in the process. | ||
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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 - character killed during/after sexing - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant - killer purposefully leaves puzzle clues - Killer purposely leaves clues What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 30% 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 - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - lawyer creatures 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 Water? Yes Water: - sail boat Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity - rape (yeech!) Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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