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"Bonnie Wheeler is a woman happily married with a beautiful daughter named Amanda. She also has a great career in her teaching. But all that is about to fall apart one day when she receives a disturbing phone call from her husband's ex-wife Joan. Joan informs Bonnie that she and Amanda are both in danger, and wants to see Bonnie in person. Frightened, Bonnie goes to meet Joan at a given time, to find her brutally murdered at the kitchen table. Bonnie calls the police immediately, and it is then that her life will go in total chaos.
Strange events start to happen after Bonnie and her husband take her husband's children in to live with them. Bonnie becomes very ill and doesn't know why, and the killer involved in Joan's death seems to be after them, leaving threatening phone calls, and trying to hurt Amanda. There seems to be something happening right under Bonnie's nose, but she doesn't know what really. But what she discovers is that the killer may be much closer than she ever thought possible, and in fact, Bonnie may have to run for her and her daughter's life if she wants to them to survive."
Boppy, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 40%
Special suspect?
- relative
Murder of certain profession?
- "All in the family" murder
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
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?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of anatomy
- use of artificial tools
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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