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Plot Summary of The Clinic
"    Normally, I really enjoy a good Delaware story and this was no exception, minus the conclusion. It just seemed to fall short and seemed almost forced. In other words, It just didn't seem plausible."
Lorna, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Clinic
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 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? - 80%
Special suspect? - lover
Murder of certain profession? - doctors/patients
Kind of investigator - psychiatrist investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings of fear/loss/inadequacy
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - psychiatrist
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - revenge
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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