| The newest installment to the Evanovich/Hughes collaboration continues the story of Jamie Swift, a newspaper owner and editor and her romantic interest Max Holt. When a murder occurs in a small southern town people take notice, but when the sheriff believes it may be connected to her new personal ads, Jamie calls in Max to help. A millionaire genius never hurts your odds of coming out on top, and he's a hunk. Throw in a lingerie store protest, a depressed bloodhound, aphrodisiac laced brownies, and a smart car reminiscent of "Knight Rider" and the laughs never end. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % 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: - none Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge 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 City? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of male nudity Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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