| Martys Cry starts with a bump in the night, a restless dog and a mysterious ghostly visitor. A newspaper appears decribing the death of a lost love. Bishop John Wesley Hunter is awakened in the middle of the night by these events. At 3:27 a.m. to be specific. That time weaves through the theme as the story continues and the plot thickens. A murder has been committed and the ghost of the lost love is asking for help from the good Bishop.
Their love is rekindled in an unusual way and they go on the hunt for the killers who blew up the church where the lost love, Heather (Pastor Heather Beeson) was killed in an explosion of the church she pastored. The death was ruled as a suicide. The presence and cry for help from Heather involves another myserty involving a daughter and an ex-husband. A trip to the scene in Denver, Colorado by the Bishop and Heather uncovers many unsavory characters involved in a plot to silence the sweet community involved Heather. She has a sincere desire to help those around her and ruffles the feathers of the traditional church leaders and becomes what they might call a liability because she will not play their church politics. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Religious overtones? Yes Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes City? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references A lot of techno jargon? Yes Unusual forms of death - exploded into bits Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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