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Plot Summary of A Thin Dark Line
"A female police officer tries to solve a rape and murder while becoming in danger herself."
Kellie, Resident Scholar

"A killer gets off on a technicality so Annie and Nick have to get evidence to convict him."
teacase, Resident Scholar

"A woman's killer goes free due to a technicality--a technicality blamed on Nick Fourcade who is told to keep away from the case. But he can't. Neither can Annie Broussard, who was with the woman when she died. She too, is warned off. Continuing with the case means forming an alliance with Fourcade, a man who's motives and methods Annie doesn't trust. As the case develops with Annie and Nick at the core, they not only get closer to the killer, but closer to each other."
Sarrah, Resident Scholar

"When a woman is brutally murdered, police officers Annie Broussard and Nick Fourcade are desperate to find the killer. They must search for the truth before the killer strikes again. But then Annie realizes that somebody wants her dead."
Katie Becker, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of A Thin Dark Line
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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 - 25%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 15%




Tone of story - depressing/sad - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker

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? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - New Orleans
Small town? 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: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity - rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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