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| Plot Summary of White Hot |
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Simon & Schuster, August 2004, 25.95, 422 pp.
ISBN 0743245539
It has been ten years since she left Destiny, Louisiana, the town controlled by her father Huff Hoyle and his son Chris, but her younger brother Danny died and Sayre Lynch wants to be there for his funeral. She plans to leave right after he is laid to rest but she changes her mind when the deputy sheriff says that it looks as if Danny did not commit suicide, but was murdered. Circumstantial evidence links Chris to Danny's death and even the sheriff, though in Holt's pocket, can't stop the investigation.
The family lawyer Beck Merchant is bought and paid for by Huff but that doesn't stop the attraction Sayre feels for him. The foundry is the town's main business and Huff rules it with an iron fist but trouble is brewing as safety conditions are non-existent and the labor union is trying to get Huff's workers to join. Sayre is on the side of the workers and fights for their rights, not realizing she is precipitating the very violence she wants to avoid and getting in the way of Beck's plans for the Huff empire and the Holts.
Once again, Sandra Brown presents her myriad of readers with an action thriller that will keep reader attention from first page to last. All the major characters have dark secrets in their past that makes them interesting, dynamic and as WHITE-HOT as a bomb going off. The female protagonist is no angel but her motives are pure and she does care about the town's welfare even if she sometimes makes the wrong move and incites trouble.
Harriet Klausner"
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?
- 70%
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
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
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
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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