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Zoe Zignego thought she wanted to be psychic. Now she sees ghosts and dreams of murders. When she helps police solve a series of astrology-based murders, she finds her psychic proximity to 'The Astrologer' too close for comfort.
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Plot & Themes

Tone of story    -   Dry-cynical    -   scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) How difficult to spot villain?    -   Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues Time/era of story:    -   2000+ (Present) What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot?    -   60% Misc. Murder Plotlets    -   cooped up in spooky house Kind of investigator    -   psychic investigator Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot?    -   minority/women/gay rights Crime Thriller    -   Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown)    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Female Profession/status:    -   writer Age:    -   20's-30's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   mind reading    -   clairvoyant    -   can see into the future

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Midwest

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Unusual forms of death    -   decapitated    -   perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death?    -   Yes Amount of dialog    -   significantly more dialog than descript

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