| Jinx Kingsley is admitted to a hospital room with amnesia, but eventually she regains her long term memory. The police come in to ask her why she tried to commit suicide, but she is vehement that she would never do that. She has can't remember the last few weeks, so they remind her that she is still under suspicion for her fiance and best friend's murders. She asks why she would do that and is told that her fiance broke off the engagement to be with her best friend. She tries to remember this after the police leave and remembers not being upset by the fact that Leo and Meg were together. She thinks it is someone else who was in love with Meg. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - depressing/sad 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? - 70% Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Big focus on forensic evidence Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 60 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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