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Book opens with a murder of a college girl in the West, but the murderer is fixated on Emma Chapman, an actress from New York, whom he abducts. April Woo and her partner Mike Sanchez, investigate the crime.
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Plot & Themes

Tone of story    -   very upbeat How difficult to spot villain?    -   Story partially from villain's perspective Time/era of story:    -   1980's-1999 What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot?    -   90% Special suspect?    -   chronically deranged person Kind of investigator    -   police procedural, American Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Crime Thriller    -   Yes Crime plotlets:    -   escape/rescue from kidnappers Murder Mystery (killer unknown)    -   Yes General Crime (including known murderer)    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Female Profession/status:    -   police/lawman Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast City?    -   Yes City:    -   New York

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   very gorey references to torture Unusual forms of death    -   flamed Unusual form of death?    -   Yes Amount of dialog    -   little dialog

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