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Plot Summary of The Target
"This is the first Catherine Coulter book that I have read. I found the suspense and intrigue in this book to be vey fast moving and masterfully written."
Selena Coleman, Resident Scholar

"A judge, on leave, due to a traumatic event that happened in his courthouse, is visting the Smoky Mountains. While there, he chances upon a little girl, unconscious, brutalized, unknown, and it angers him. Who has raped her? By taking her in, Judge Ramsey Hunt is sure to find out..."
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Review Analysis of The Target
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
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

Main Character
Gender - Male - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - insanity
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique - physically sick

Setting
United States Yes
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4 - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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