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Plot Summary of The Last Call of Mourning
"Upon returning home to Oxrun Station from travelling Europe, Cynthia Yarrow notices that her family has changed. Her Mother cuts herself but does not bleed. Her Father lay dead before her eyes but is alright just hours later. Cynthia's suspicions lie with her family's new doctor, Dr. Kraylin. With her friend from years back, Ed, Cynthia must solve this mystery or die trying."
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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - body snatchers/mind control

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - trader
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric - wild
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - doctor
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual forms of death - run over
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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