| Being a policewoman in a small town just got harder for Lorraine Conner when her boss's son is accused of shooting two young girls and his teacher.
FBI profiler Pierce Quincy is sent to the crime scene and must deal with his feelings towards Officer Conner even though she is hiding a huge secret of her own. Accused of murdering her mother when she was 14 years old, she must confront her own feelings while trying to clear a 13 year old boy and keep him out of prison for life. As Quincy works to clear the boy and force Lorraine to relive her fear, his own daughter is in a coma. Working against her and Quincy are the parents of the boy and his sister who witnessed the unspeakable acts. Police Officer Shep is determined his son will not go to prison no matter what he has to do or say. But the townspeople are certain the killer has been found and only want him punished, no matter what his age. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Murder of certain profession? Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Big focus on forensic evidence 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 - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 % 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 - power How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Pacific NW Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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