| An aging Martin Lovett is forced to confront his criminal past. Having planned the brutal kidnapping, rape and murder of a young girl thirty years ago, his past now re-surfaces. Events now practically force the aging man to become a hit man for the mob. He finds that his life is more exciting and actually enjoys being a professional killer. After circumventing the law on many issues, justice is finally served in a bizarre manner by one of his several victims. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Mexico Desert? Yes Desert: - dying of thirst, sunburn Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - eaten - impaled Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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