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St. Martin's, Jan 2003, 24.95, 336 pp.
ISBN 0312310617
A female rowing team practicing on the Thames reports the bones they seen. Detective Inspector Jessie Driver is assigned the case of investigating the headless skeleton as a wasted time punishment from a peer. However, rather than ignore the bones or just do a cursory evaluation though she knows her colleague set her up out of spite, Jessie feels something is not right about the decomposition. She brings together a team and soon learns acid was used on the bones of actress Verity Shore, wife of music legend P.J. Dean.
Jessie and her team begin looking into the homicide even as the media presses for more information. As Jessie conducts herself in an exemplary manner showing strong leadership ability, she and the prime suspect P.J. find themselves attracted to one another. If Jessie is not careful more than just her heart and impartiality will vanish, her credibility and reputation will go too.
DEAD ALONE is a strong British police procedural that really goes into high gear once the investigation on the banks of Thames starts. Readers will enjoy Jessie as she thwarts a nasty rival through step by step clue gathering including “jellyfish” analysis to identify the skeletal remains. A sidebar involving a paroled murderer and the victim's survivor is also interesting, but slows down the prime plot of Jessie seeking a reason to kill while trying to avoid the one person she must suspect has the means, opportunity and motive.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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