| Cherokee Pointe, Tennesse, has seen murder before, but nothing like what claimed the life of Jamie Upton. The number one suspect is Jamie's former lover Jazzy Talbot. Jazzy knows she didn't kill Jamie, just like she knows she's being watched. Jazzy plunges into the town's long-buried secrets, each startling truth bringing her close to a killer determined to make Jazzy the last to die.
"The Last To Die", the second book in the "Cherokee Pointe" trilogy, brings back favorite charactors from "The Fifth Victim", most notably Jazzy, Jacob, and Genny with more of her visions. Beverly Barton delivers with a detailed and often vivid descrition of the mind of a pyschopath and still explores the simple lifes of the citizens of Cherokee Pointe in this suspenseful tale. | ||
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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? - 40% Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect Kind of investigator The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 40's-50's Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - insanity How sensitive is this character? Setting United States Yes The US: - Deep South Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity Unusual forms of death - rough sex - decapitated - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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