| Vicky Bliss recognizes the rose, the cryptic message, and the ticket to Stockholm from her lover, art thief John Smythe. So, naturally she takes off as soon as possible. What she falls into is a confused search for a missing horde and trouble with a ruthless gang of criminals who want it more than she does--and who want to punish John as well. Even stranded on an island with these men, a man she met in Stockholm and isn't sure she can trust, and a drug-addicted archaeologist, Vicky's curious nature can't be dampened. She not only does her best to shield her lover, but she works to rescue the old man who lives on the island as well as locate the treasure before the story's unlikely villain does. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical Time/era of story: Exploring into the wild Yes Plotlets: - searching for treasure/artifacts Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Europe Yes European country: - Scandinavia Island? Yes Island: - stranded Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - archaeology Unusual forms of death - drowned Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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