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Book Review By Evert Borgiaq
Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is a recovering cop trying to get back into her career and this case is perfect for her to prove herself. Set way in the future, this case begins with the murder of an innocent female which is the work of a serial killer. There are some obvious suspects but some obviously never suspected. The only thing all the victims have in common is that they used a personal dating service called Personally Yours. Solving this case will prove to her peers and to herself that she is capable enough to step back into the scene despite her past.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing - Big focus on forensic evidence - Killer purposely leaves clues
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
City? Yes
City: - New York

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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