| Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta seems to be the target of a viral murder spree. A murder victim is discovered in a landfill with missing limbs and a head. Another death has been discovered on Tangier Island. The latter seems a natural death, yet Kay knows the two cases are related. After being exposed to what she fears i a viral epidemic and the source of the latest murder and death, she must be quarantined for days . It is now that she has nothing but time to communicate with the killer via internet. She fears the murderer is one of her own, a doctor who seems to hold a grudge against her. To prevent exposure to others, time is of the essence. This could prove impossible unless she can discover how the murderer is using his weapon. | ||
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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: Medical Thriller Yes Medical Plotlets: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on forensic evidence - Big focus on autopsies 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 - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Mid-Atlantic states Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus - decapitated Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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