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Holiday in Death
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Plot Summary of Holiday in Death
"Lieutenant Eve Dallas is a recovering cop trying to get back into her career and this case is perfect for her to prove herself. Set way in the future, this case begins with the murder of an innocent female which is the work of a serial killer. There are some obvious suspects but some obviously never suspected. The only thing all the victims have in common is that they used a personal dating service called Personally Yours. Solving this case will prove to her peers and to herself that she is capable enough to step back into the scene despite her past."
Evert Borgiaq, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Holiday in Death
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - near future
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing - Big focus on forensic evidence - Killer purposely leaves clues
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings of fear/loss/inadequacy
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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J.D. Robb Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Katrina Lo  

SCHOLARS:
Jess  Jóhanna  Ashley Ray  Tanya  Na Ng  Melissa Cookson  Evert Borgiaq  Debbie  DEBBIE VEASEY  


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