| After thwarting a murder attempt, Kay Scarpetta finds herself coping by busying herself in her work. A series of grisly murders appear to be unconnected to the apprehended Wolfman, Jean-Baptiste Chandonne, but Kay soon discovers otherwise. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - nearly 100% Special suspect? - chronically deranged person Murder of certain profession? Misc. Murder Plotlets - - character killed during/after sexing - - Big focus on forensic evidence - Big focus on autopsies Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? 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 The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime 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 - Mid-Atlantic states Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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