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"Ford has a sister who lives in Edgerton with her husband. They're both scientists. The main adversary, the wealthy man of the town, hired them to come out and work for him, and to develop a drug that renders people immune to bad memories. One of the side effects is that it drives people crazy with lust so that they can hardly control themselves. Ford, an FBI agent, wants to know what happened to her sister when she drove her Porsche off a cliff. She was under the influence of the drug. Ford meets up with Laura, a DEA agent, and when they get shot at, they call in Ford's FBI friends, a husband and wife. They are kidnapped, escape from a drug kingpin's compound in Costa Rica, and find that Ford's sister (who'd been missing since she left the hospital) eventually commits suicide by driving another car off the cliff."
Ann, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- wild experiments on people
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- drug dealers
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- snakes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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