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Plot Summary of Final Retributions
"Two different men have their families murdered by an evil corporate giant. They try to seek justice through the court system, but the maniac escapes only to kill more of their friends and family. Together they attack him and his cohorts at his mansion and kill him. Years later. Somehow he is back. This time with a crazy female and a government protector robot. Its a wild ride and a chase from NY to Phoenix, to Jamaica and then the final confrontation back at the madman's house in NY. "
John Will, Resident Scholar



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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - vigilante getting revenge
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - evil corporation/rich guy
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Eccentric: Yes - deluded - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - insanity
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - West
Island? Yes
Island: - Caribbean Island
City? Yes
City: - New York
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - diced - flamed - impaled - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives - exploded into bits
Is this an e-book? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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