| Will Klein's brother disappears after apparently murdering Will's ex-girlfriend. A year later, the new woman in Will's life also disappears; on the same day that Will finds evidence that his brother is still alive. Will's efforts to find the truth behind this bizarre series of events lead him into conflict with both the FBI and organized crime. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Special suspect? - relative Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing - 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 - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity/Race Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes City: - New York Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - blunt clubbing (like seals) Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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