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Plot Summary of The Killing Maze
"Laura, an american indian, working for a private detective, doing computer work, takes on a insurance fraud case, and sees herself in the middle of something that turns out to be something much bigger.
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Morten Givskov, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Killing Maze
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
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
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - white collar fraud or theft
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - catching thief

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - computer programmer
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 - Hispanic
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - druggie/wino disease

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - US mafia
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - electrical engineering
Unusual forms of death - flamed
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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