Detective Alex Cross is on an emotional case as he searches for his missing neice who is suspected of being the victim of a North Carolina serial killer. As if this brutal murderer is invisible clues are non-existent until one lucky student escapes his clutches and provides more insight into location and other women being held captive. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - character killed during/after sexing Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - kicks The antagonists are: - FBI/CIA How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Mid-Atlantic states Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of male nudity - rape (yeech!) - bestiality (baaa!) Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |