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Warner, Oct 2002, 26.95, 474 pp.
ISBN 0446527041
When surgeon Dr. Rennie Newton is picked for jury duty she does not try to get out of it because she believes it is her civic duty to serve. She ends up being the jury foreman hearing the case of Ricky Roy Lozada, a high priced free-lance hit man on trial for murder. Even though Rennie believes Lozada is guilty, there is not enough evidence, in her opinion, to convict him and she convinces the other jury members to acquit.
During the trial Lozada looks at Rennie constantly, so much so that the Fort Worth police thinks the two of them have some kind of relationship. They set up a surveillance on her house and one of the team members is Wick Threadgill, the brother of the police officer Lozada killed. During the course of the observation, Wick gets to know Rennie (think Stakeout) and concludes she is not guilty of collaboration with the killer. Both are attracted to the other.
One of Sandra Brown's trademarks is that she can draw out the suspense in her romantic thrillers until the readers is eagerly turning the pages to find out what happens next. Both protagonists are broken personally but the way they heal each other is a beautiful thing to behold. THE CRUSH is a chilling work about obsession taken to the ultimate limit.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"As a surgeon, Dr. Rennie Newton is the consummate professional. When she's summoned to jury duty, she brings to the courtroom the same level of competence and composure that she displays in the operating room. It is this commitment to precision that compels her to deliver a not guilty verdict in the murder case against notorious contract killer, Ricky Lozada.
It will be a decision Rennie regrets. Because it doesn't end here-Lozada is obsessed with having Rennie.
Her carefully structured life begins to crumble when a rival colleague is brutally murdered. Lozada's menacing shadow looms over the murder, but it's Rennie the investigators focus on as the prime suspect. The privacy she has cultivated and protected at all costs is violated by the police as well as Lozada. And when her begins an earnest courtship, insinuating himself into every aspect of her life, it becomes terrifingly clear that he will get to her no matter what.
When Wick Threadgill, a detective on indefinite leave from the Fort Worth PD, enters the picture here, he has an agenda toi capture Lozada any way he can. And in the meantime, he protects Rennie."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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"Notorious contract killer Ricky Lozada is on trial and Dr. Newton is on his trial jury. Lozada becomes obsessed with having her. Dr. Newton forms an uneasy alliance with Wick Threadgill, who is "out to get" Lozada. Wick has nothing to lose, but trying to "put" Lozada in his place."
Kimberly, Resident Scholar
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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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- fighting judge/jury tampering
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- rednecks
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Texas
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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