| Luke Downing meets a runaway girl in his native town of Garnerville, New Hampshire, dominates her through the use of drugs, and then offers to set her free if she'll help him blackmail two fishermen who visit nearby Garner Lake each year. Convinced that Downing isn't going to keep his word, the girl agrees to his plan but double crosses him in a shocking way that leads to his downfall.
When the two fishermen return to the lake with their wives after the girl sabotages Downing's plan, he makes them his prisoners in a remote cabin where he plans to humiliate and torture them before he kills them. But when Sheriff Jeff Parker and his girlfriend Molly Hutchison learn of Downing's intentions, they thwart his plans. | ||
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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 descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - crazed lover/family member Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power Monster of some sort? Yes How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Dumb Setting Small town? Yes Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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