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| Plot Summary of Heartstone |
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"Two deaths occur at a lovers lane. Who is responsible? Is it as obvious as it seems, or is there more?"
Carol Patton, Resident Scholar
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"Elaine Murray and Richie Walters, two high school students, are killed at the local teen hangout. There are two very obvious suspects, but the local police can't make a case. Cop Roy Schindler just can't let the case die. Even after being officially removed from the case, he keeps trying to find a way to prove the Coolidge boys guilty. He finally finds a hole when he discovers that Esther Pelagosi was with them when they killed the two students, and witnessed at least the death of the boy. The only trouble is, she can't remember it. Will her testimony, enhanced through hypnosis, be enough to get the revenge he has sought?"
BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Heartstone |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 35%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 15%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 15%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Murder of certain profession?
- the rich!
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
- kicks
The antagonists are:
- rednecks
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:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey references to torture
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- descript. of other female areas
- rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- frozen
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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