Therapist Andi Manette and her two young daughters were having a normal day until they were kidnapped and shoved in the back of a van. Andi tries to use her psychiatric knowledge but the kidnapper reveals his well thought out plan.
The kidnapper has made provisions for his three hostages frightening Andi even more. He keeps them locked in what she thinks is a basement, with a mattress, and food. He now wastes no time acting out his violent sexual fantasies on Andi. As time passes, the kidnapper becomes increasingly violent, beating her each time he rapes her. As Andi loses touch with reality, his interst turns to Andi's twelve year old daughter. Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport uses Andi's patient files to discover who the kidnapper is and begans to set a trap for the unsuspecting criminal. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - rapist Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - revenge How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes Water? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - rape (yeech!) Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |