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"After a hurricane sweeps up the Gulf Coast of Florida, private investigator Louis Kincaid finds an infant's skull on the beach, and a day later a young woman's body, felled by two shots in the back, turns up on a nearby island. Louis Kincaid is hired by a woman who fears her father may be involved in some way. At first, the man appears to be just what he is...a mild librarian who leads a quiet life. Asked to assist in the police investigation in an unofficial manner, Louis turns up information about other missing women, and realizes that the woman knows more than she is telling him about her father. "
Betty Koffman, Resident Scholar
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"It started out as a harmless investigation into the life of an ordinarily boring librarian for Louis. But after the skull of a baby and the body of a young woman are found, this case becomes more complicated. These discoveries reopen cold case files that span over three decades. All the casefiles are of women presumed dead. During the investigation, Louis must team up with P.O. Mel Landetta. The resoulution of this case involves deep buried family secrets and a mysterious island."
Evert Borgia, 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 - 65%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 15%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 90%
Special suspect?
- relative
Murder of certain profession?
- "All in the family" murder
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- "All in the family" murder
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- wilderness action/adventure
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
- long lived adults
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- scholar
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Forest?
Yes
Island?
Yes
Island:
- food/shelter preoccupation
- Atlantic Ocean Island
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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