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Missing: Emily
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Plot Summary of Missing: Emily
"Child psychiatrist Dana Ford has been haunted for years by the mysterious disappearance of her twin brother and the secrets of her family's past, but has always somehow managed to ignore her terrifying suspicions. That is, until she is assigned the seemingly impossible task of keeping her latest patient, ten-year-old firebug Emily Markham, from the hands of her abusive diplomat father. Unable to stop herself from getting more than personally involved, Dana must soon ask if she is willing to sacrifice her career, her family, and even her own life in her search for answers - for Emily, and for herself!"
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - psychiatrist
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil doctors

Setting
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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