| A politican is murdered and the body can't be found.A forensic sculpter named Eve Duncan is brought to the swamps of Louisianna, to a mansion where she is to try to put a face on a skull that is found. She encounters people who are desperate to stop her and take the skull. She makes a run for it with some help from a man who doesn't have a trustworthy reputation himself. They end up identifying the skull and at the same time unraveling a government plot. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book 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 Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy 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 - Deep South Misc setting - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy Unusual forms of death - poisoning Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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