| College student, Laurie Kenyon has been accused of murdering her English professor. She claims to have absolutely no memory of this, and is at a loss to explain how her fingerprints are all over the murder scene and the murder weapon.
Laurie's sister is an attorney and she brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly to help with the defense. Justin learns that Laurie was kidnapped at age four and reunited with her family two years later. Those two years have been lost to Laurie as she has repressed horrible memories. Laurie begins to suffer strange emotional states and unexplained anxiety attacks since beginning her therapy. Nearing a breakthrough, Laurie begins to fear she may have actually killed the English professor. Justin Donnelly feels Laurie's lost years can unlock the present mystery. He is close to uncovering the truth but it may not be in time to save her from life in prison. | ||
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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 Legal Thriller Yes Legal Plotlets descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Amnesia story? Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - rapist If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - kicks The antagonists are: - cults How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - rape (yeech!) Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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