| An unidentified corpse arrives in a cargo ship, offering precious clues as to the murdered man's identity. Enter Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, whose investigation leads her across the Atlantic to Interpol's headquarters in France. She soon discovers that the dead man came from a very wealthy family and was also involved in a criminal cartel which may be linked to Scarpetta's intrepid niece, ATF agent Lucy Farinelli. With the help of Pete Marino and the hindrance of someone desperate to ruin her career from the inside, Scarpetta must locate and stop the killer before he strikes again on U.S. soil. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Special suspect? - chronically deranged person Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder - Big focus on forensic evidence - Big focus on autopsies Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power Monster of some sort? Yes Kind of monster: - the Wolfman How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Europe Yes European country: - France 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: - vague references - descript of kissing A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - drowned - blunt clubbing (like seals) Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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