| While directing a horse-racing film, British filmmaker Thomas Lyon stumbles onto a 26-year-old unsolved murder. Despite threats, sabotage, and an assault on an elderly woman, he is determined to get to the bottom of the truth.
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat 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? - 50% Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing - solving long-past murder - - 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 - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - kicks The antagonists are: - rednecks How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Forest? Yes Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - ranch - lots of descript of animal care Misc setting - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - use of artificial tools - orgies - actual description of sex Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - rough sex Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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