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Book Review By BethG
Over Tumbled Graves by Jess Walter

Detective Caroline Mabry is called in on a dangerous case in Spokane, Washington. A dead prostitute has been found near the Spokane River. Caroline and her partner Alan Dupree team up to try to catch what is increasingly looking like a serial killer. But then they are shunted aside for nationally known "profilers" who promise to catch the bad guy. Dupree feels these guys are just full of hot air. Caroline just wants to keep her job and allows herself to be assigned to the task force, during mostly minor jobs and fetching coffee. Can the task force do the job or is it going to take off-duty sleuthing to catch the killer?


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Murder of certain profession?
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on forensic evidence - Killer purposely leaves clues
Kind of investigator
The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
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: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Forest? Yes
City? Yes
City: -

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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