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Book Review By Tracey Ray
Mind Prey by John Sandford

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
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