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Book Review By Sarrah
Almost Night by Ann Prospero

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
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