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| Plot Summary of Moving Target |
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"At first, her grandmother's death in her isolated desert home didn't seem strange. But, once Sarena receives the letter the woman who raised her had left with her lawyer, Sarena knows differently. And the illustrated pages that accompany it are small clues to what Sarena comes to find out is a massive--and historical--mystery. She takes her pages to Erik North, an expert and collector of the beautifully crafted manuscript pages, and instantly senses that they she and Erik are and have been connected. Erik and Sarena embark on a dangerous journey to find the rest of the manuscript. However, whoever killed Sarena's grandmother is determined to kill Sarena as well--and anyone else who gets in the way."
Sarrah, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Moving Target |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Exploring into the wild
Yes
Plotlets:
- searching for treasure/artifacts
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- search for valuable art/artifacts
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- catching thief
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
- falling off
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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