From the beginning, homicide detective Susannah Cannon recognized a neediness to the killer's victims that was similar to her own. The need for acceptance, the need for love. As she struggles with her own past and present romantic relationships and with her troubled relationship with her dysfunctional family, Susannah and her team track a serial killer who targets strong women. As they work, Suze discovers a tie to her family and also the possibility that she is the killer's intended victim. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - depressing/sad How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing - Big focus on forensic evidence - Big focus on autopsies - Killer purposely leaves clues What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80% Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book 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 Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Has special powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - evil doctors How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Southeast Forest? Yes City? Yes City: - Miami Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts - descript. of male nudity A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |