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"Sarah Patrick and her dog Montey are part of an elite K9 rescue squad. Together, they go to disaster sites and search for survivors, or for bodies. When Billionaire John Logan contacts Sarah, he tells her that one of his top secret scientific research facilities has been attacked. Many of the scientists (who were finding new cancer treatments) were killed, and one has been kiddnaped and held for ransom. Logan know roughly where the missing scientist is being held, and he needs Sarah and Montey to locate him. Sarah knows Logan from the past and she doesn't trust him. She is furious when he strong arms her into the investigation, but when he assures her that she and Montey will be kept safe, she finally agrees to help. However, when their target is located, Sarah and Logan discover that the attack on the labs was a personal vendetta against Logan himself. A shady figure from Logan's past is pursuing him once again, and Sarah and Montey have become his new targets."
fran laniado, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Search
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - hunted by BAD vigilante getting revenge
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - revenge
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - South
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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