| After a drug bust gone terribly wrong, ex-sheriff's detective Elena Estes lives on a friend's farm, feeling cast out and alienated from society. When a young girl approaches her and asks for her assistance in locating her missing sister, Estes initially refuses. But the more she learns about the ruthless horse-racing sport that enveloped the missing groom Erin Seabright, the more she finds herself being dragged into a world of corruption, blackmail, and murder... | ||
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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% Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Southeast City? Yes City: - wealthy Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - ranch - lots of descript of animal care Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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