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Book Review By Carol Patton
Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell

Who is killing and why? What will happen to Marino and his job? What is Bray after? Is Benton still alive? What are these hairs from that keep showing up on the victoms. These are all questions that unravel throughout the book getting Marino and Kay involved with Interpol. The storyline involving Lucy and Jo is never solved... will this be dealt with in the next book?


Plot & Themes
Tone of story -
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - - Big focus on forensic evidence - Big focus on autopsies
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - drug dealers - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy
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: - Southeast
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - biology/medical
Unusual forms of death - crushed - drowned - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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