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Book Review By Adam Franks
Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver

Two forensic cops try to keep three key witnesses safe from a hitman. It is awesome!


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - very upbeat -
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on forensic evidence - Big focus on autopsies
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York - Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
Misc setting - sewers/subways

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Unusual forms of death - decapitated - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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