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Plot Summary of Cause For Alarm
"Kate and Richard Ryan wanted a baby, but they couldn't conceive on their own. They went through a respectable adoption agency. Kate was thrilled when a birth mother chose them after a very short wait. Julianna Starr didn't want her baby. She wanted Richard Ryan. Julianna decided she would give Kate what she wanted most-the baby-and take what she wanted most-Richard. Unknown to all of them, the father of Julianna's child is stalking her, and he feels no remorse if has to kill to get what he wants."
Tracy, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Cause For Alarm
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




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
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - mastermind
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - insanity
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - New Orleans

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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