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"In Close to Home former FBI profiler Jonathan Kraag pursues a sadistic serial killer through the wholesome appearances and sordid realities of an affluent Chicago suburb. Called from a forced retirement, Kraag must risk his life and fragile sanity to track a killer who is terrorizing the community labelled the "best place in America to raise a family." "
Todd Stone (author), Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of story
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 20%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- character killed during/after sexing
- "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- rough sex
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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