| Alex Delaware a psychologist recieves a destressed call from a former student accused of savage murders. The boy is then found to be in a deep catatonic state of mental distress. Alex doubts the allegations and with the aid of his best friend, an L.A detective, strives to uncover the shocking truth of betrayal. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Special suspect? - chronically deranged person Murder of certain profession? Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder - - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - lawyer creatures How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - California Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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