| A new kind of serial killer is on the lose in New York. Selecting a new victim every two hours, he kills them in the manner of famous magic tricks. Criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and NYPD detective Amelia Sachs must enlist the help of a skilled illusionist to track down the killer dubbed The Conjurer. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Special suspect? - chronically deranged person Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on forensic evidence - Killer purposely leaves clues Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 0 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) 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: Has special powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - radical right wingers How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes City: - New York Misc setting - prison Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - chemistry Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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