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A former Navy SEAL must fight his own nightmares while uncovering a thirty-year-old murder. The ghost of young Sara in the attic of his house slowly reveals clues to her family's disappearance in 1966. The "Banshee" is a culmination of his Lakota teachings and his training at Coronado, California, and comes to the surface to destroy his enemies with extreme predujice.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 40%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 20% Tone of story    -   suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain?    -   Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story:    -   1980's-1999 What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot?    -   70% Special suspect?    -   investigator him/herself Murder of certain profession?    -   criminals Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot?    -   life in small town Crime Thriller    -   Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown)    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   police/lawman Age:    -   40's-50's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   invisibility

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Mid-Atlantic states Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

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 Kind of jargon?    -   military technology Amount of dialog    -   significantly more dialog than descript

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