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Book Review By Tracey Ray
Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz

A year ago Joe Carpenter heard the terrible news that his wife and two daughters had died in a catastrophic plane crash. All news reports confirmed no survivors. So, naturally it blew Joe's mind when he met Rose, who claimed to have been on the same flight. Her mysterious secret of survival, spurned him to eagerly search for the truth of that fatal flight. Now, someone is trying to kill Joe and Rose for exposing the truth. Flight investigators and the crash victim's survivors began to die. Someone controlled their minds, causing each to inflict horrible wounds to themselves, otherwise known as death by remote. The truth of Rose's miraculous survival and this astonishing mind control are secrets Joe and Rose risk their lives for. The question is, how are they going to dodge this mind manipulating murderer and prevent more deaths?


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes
magical powers:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a kid
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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