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Meisha Merlin, June 2002, 6.00, 382 pp.
ISBN 1892065495
They are the most dangerous of their kind, the ones that humanity doesn't even suspect they exist because they don't draw attention to themselves. They don't kill for fun or fame but because it is a need for them like eating or sleeping. The Society is the only place these abnormal serial killers can let down their guard and show their true faces to the rest of the members. The leader of the society is James Fellon Kellog who, after he kills his victims, chews a piece of their heartss and then puts it back into their bodies upside down.
James' protégée Stephen is just as cold blooded a killer as his mentor and if he can't rule THE SOCIETY he wants to kill all of its members. James gets wind of what Stephen is doing and engages him in a contest where only one of them will walk away. Before the final battle in the war is engaged, a police man who is collecting data on serial killers finds himself in the middle of the battle, not sure who is friend or who is foe since the members of the Society all wears masks to function in society.
THE SOCIETY is much chilling and frightening than any horror book could ever be because the characters in this book wear the mask of sanity, look like human beings but their killing fields of blood make them true monsters. They are worse than the Ted Bundy's; the Jeffrey Dahmler's and The Columbine shooters because these killers are too careful to ever get caught. John F. Conn is a brilliant storyteller who constantly surprises the readers because the audience is unable to tell the good people from monsters and are shocked when a hero turns out to be a villain.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, 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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminals killing each other
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a tremendous amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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