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Plot Summary of Chase
"Bejamin Chase is a retired war hero living in an attic with a drinking habit. One night he rescues a young woman from an obsessed killer. Soon the killer has changed his target and phoning Chase and warning that he is out for revenge on the man who interferred attempted murder. The killer, simply named "The Judge" is threatening to kill Chase but the police dont believe him as he has a history of drnik related incidents.

Chase is forced to take matters into his own hands and attempts to unmask The Judge himself and end the threat of a vengeful lunatic."

Tom Fletcher, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Chase
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Plot

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




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant - Killer purposely leaves clues
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the mad stabber chased me!
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - retiree
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 - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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