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"Fashion stylist Dallas O'Connor is terrified when she discovers the body of the magazine shoot's top model hanging on th set when she arrives early one morning. She's even more terrified when she realizes the killer is still there, following her with a knife. She manages to hide until the police arrive, but they don't believe her story. Then the killer shows up at her house in the middle of the night, and his method of convincing her that he's innocent is to kidnap her. With her own truck.
Dallas is inclined to believe him, even if he is nuts. So, she and Raul begin searching for a mysterious roll of film that he insists will prove his innocence. The first place they check goes up in flames, and the two of them are caught on video fleeing the scene, so they are all of a sudden on the run. Questions keep popping up about Dallas' best friend Leo, who was the dead model's manager and friend. Dallas knows Leo didn't kill the girl, but she can't seem to convince anyone else. So, she delves into his past to find some proof, and begins to realize she didn't know her friend all that well. Things keep catching on fire; the magazine is still on a deadline; her job is on the line due to her involvement; and the first attractive, employed, straight man she's met in Dallas, Texas, in a long time seems to think she's a murderer. Things are desperate, and Dallas O'Connor doesn't plan to give up until she's proven her friend's innocence, as well as her own and Raul's. Then another body appears, and the situation grows worse."
Sarrah, 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 - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very humorous
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?
- best friend
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- crazed boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
City?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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