A series of brutal murders took place in a cabin near Portland, Oregon. The suspected killer gets loose on a technicality based on an illegal search and seizure. Four years later a nearly identical crime is committed, only the original suspect is dead. Who did it? Or was the suspect set up all along, like he claimed? Both suspects are doctors who would have the medical knowledge and skill to produce death by surgical procedure. Lawyer Amanda Jaffe must find out the truth. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder - - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Big focus on forensic evidence - Killer purposely leaves clues What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80% Special suspect? - lover Kind of investigator descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % 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: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - insanity The antagonists are: - evil doctors How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Pacific NW City? Yes City: - Misc setting - scientific labs 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? - chemistry Unusual forms of death - decapitated Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |