"Main character Alex Delaware gets involved with a former young patient, who's disappeared and then found murdered in a dumpster.
His search for the culprit unravels family tragedies and secrets.
Not one of Kellerman's best: I think he's developing writer's block or apathy."
Gianluca, Resident Scholar
"This girl named Lauren visited a shrink when she a little girl. He tried to help her but couldn't. Some years later, he sees again at a bachelor party. He sees that she is a prositute and tries to talk to her. The next day, she is found dead. Now, Alex Delawar and his cop friend Milo must team together to find out what happened."
Tamika Black, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Flesh and Blood
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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 - 10% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- relative
Murder of certain profession?
- prostitutes/stripper/porn
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator
- psychiatrist investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- searching for missing person
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- psychiatrist
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 3-4
- 5-7
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- lesbians!
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
