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Plot Summary of Burning Time
"Book opens with a murder of a college girl in the West, but the murderer is fixated on Emma Chapman, an actress from New York, whom he abducts. April Woo and her partner Mike Sanchez, investigate the crime."
Christine G., Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Burning Time
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - escape/rescue from kidnappers
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
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: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - insanity
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture
How many deaths? - 1
Unusual forms of death - flamed
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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