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Book Review By Tracey Ray
Dark Thirty by Terry Kay

Though Jesse Wade had been busy building a home for his son and wife on his mountain land, he had made time to purchase a special birthday present for his grandson. His joyous mood was shattered when he returned home to murderous carnage. All six members of his family had been brutally killed, including his grandson. One murderer was killed in a shoot-out, while another pled insane. The last one got away with this heinous crime. The only way to tame the rage in Jesse's soul was to execute his own justice. With the help of loyal friends, the one who got away was hunted, then trapped. The myth about mountain justice was no longer a mystery to this killer.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets:
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - kicks
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Dumb

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails

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: - use of artificial tools - rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - rough sex - flamed - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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