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Plot & ThemesComposition of Book Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 70%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 10%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 20% Tone of story - very upbeat How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues 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? - prostitutes/stripper/porn Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder Kind of investigator - police procedural, American Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Legal Thriller - Yes Legal Plotlets - finding out whether someone is really guilty Crime Thriller - Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) - YesMain CharacterGender - Male Profession/status: - police/lawman Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race - White/AmericanSettingCity? - Yes City: - Los AngelesWriting StyleAccounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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