| Melis Nemid is a marine biologist who lives alone on a island
with her dolphins, Pete, and Suzy. When Melis' adopted father, Phil, contacts her with a frantic message, she goes to him, only to witness his violent death. Melis knows why Phil died: he knew the location of a mythical sunken island filled with treasure, and someone else wants to know its location, and Phil refused to tell anyone. Melis reluctantly joins forces with Kelby, a young billionaire, to find the killer who has made Melis his next target, believing that she knows the location of the treasure. They soon learn that the person they are dealing with is ruthless. He know secrets from Melis' past and he plays on her worst fears, trying to find the location of the treasure. Kelby and Melis realize that they have to find this killer and before he finds them and uses the tresure for his evil purposes. | ||
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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 - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Island? Yes Island: - Caribbean Island - Atlantic Ocean Island Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - touching of anatomy - orgies - rape (yeech!) Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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