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Zebra, Sep 2003, 6.99, 304 pp.
ISBN: 0821775863
In 1200, God's messenger provides the predictions to a scribe. Upon completing the writings on scrolls, the scribe hands off the finished products to Doctore Alexander Mendeneres and his ancestors for safekeeping.
In the present, the modern day Alexander knows the world is in trouble because his wife Valerie has stolen the scrolls from their Argentina home. Valerie has taken them to Manhattan where she expects to make a lot of money with their sale. A desperate Alex, knowing it is not time to reveal the scrolls, uses their ten years old daughter Maria, whom he loves deeply, as a sacrifice to bring Valerie into the open. However, everything goes wrong and Maria ends up with editor Dani Arnold. Alex catches up to the two women and persuades Dani to help protect Maria while he goes after Valerie, not realizing the danger he places the two females he loves or will soon love.
First up this romantic suspense is not part of the Vegas-Kentucky-Texas glitter dome. Instead THE FUTURE SCROLLS is an interesting thriller in which the characters feel stereotyped so much so that the audience will feel that Fern Michaels was satirizing the sub-genre especially with Maria, an adult at ten and the vintage dirty rats of a roaring twenties variety thugs. Still, fans of Ms. Michaels and those readers under siege over smoking in public places will enjoy this tale.
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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
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....
- on the run from the law
Religious overtones?
Yes
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- search for gems/treasure/money
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
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?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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