| Jeremy Carrier is a young psychologist who is attempting to reconstruct his life after the violent murder of his girlfriend while detectives hound him as their primary suspect.
He begins receiving anonymous letters and puzzles from a person he believes to be a doctor within the same hospital where he works. These puzzles lead Jeremy to an elite group of individuals with very dark pasts. As he struggles to find his connection to these people, he discovers the answers behind his girlfriends horrifying death. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? 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 - insanity How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - California Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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