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Plot Summary of Shadow Prey
"This is the story of a hunt for a killer whose next target is the head of the FBI."
Rahmani Vanterpool, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Shadow Prey
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Plot

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




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - preventing/finding assassin
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession? - criminals
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - emotionally unstable
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant 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 - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - crazed environmentalists
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Southeast

Style
Part of a series? Yes
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
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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