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Plot Summary of Deadly Decisions
"Kathy Reichs' Temperance "Tempe" Brennan is a forensic anthropologist in a series of novels written by Reichs. Reichs really draws on her anthropology to bring out the mystery clues behind the novel. Deadly Decisions surrounds the biker gangs of Canada to the US & the drug links therein. She takes you briefly through biker ganglang culture & how it relates to the murder victims & the scene itself. On majority of the Temperance Brennan novels I've scanned on the bookshelves, they're pitched as being "Better than Patricia Cornwell" I think this is an unfair assessment pitching her against Cornwell. Reichs forensic anthropologist Temperence Brennan can be compared with Cornwell's Kaye Scarpetta only in that they are both women in an otherwise dominant male world of forensics. "
Donna Maroz, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Deadly Decisions
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - drug dealers - breaking up gang

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
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: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
Forest? Yes
City? Yes
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 3-4
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - biology/medical
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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