| When up and coming author Beryl Madison ends up dead, Kay Scarpetta and Pete Marino begin piecing together the last few moments of her life. Why did she let the killer in to brutalize her? Did she know her assailant? The answer may lie in a missing manuscript which contains Beryl's memoirs, but someone would kill to find it, as Kay soon discovers with every step closer to the truth. | ||
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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 - 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 Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - insanity How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Mid-Atlantic states Island? Yes Island: - Caribbean Island - Atlantic Ocean Island City? Yes City: - dangerous 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 dialog than descript |
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