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Plot Summary of Harvest
"A young Doctor stumbles upon a deadly organ-selling ring operating out of her hospital.Gerritsen's sinister premise is backed with plot twists, suspense that leads to a unforgettable climax! "
RODNEY POWELL, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Harvest
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - selling organs
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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