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Five Star, Apr 2004, 25.95, 204 pp.
ISBN: 1594142009
Several years ago Bianca fled her hometown of Norris Falls, Wisconsin seeking a modeling career. Recently she met the “Consultant of the Stars, Stephen Detloff; they fell in love and married. They live in Scorpio House in Dark Lake, Indiana. Meanwhile her sister Holly stayed behind to nurse their ailing father who was verbally abusive towards her due to dementia. The sibling just buried their father.
Bianca and Stephen take Holly into their home especially since he worries about her safety. As she meets the affluent neighbors, Holly finds two men interested in her, Kyle Preis (heir to a publishing firm) and Russ Graham an (artist for Stephen's popular astrology books). In addition to her romance problems, now the serial killing Butcher Knife Murderer has targeted Holly who refuses to become the next corpse.
SHADOW OVER SCORPIO is an exhilarating romantic suspense with a paranormal twist. Though the audience will initially think Holly has no mind of her own this lead female protagonist will prove to be one tough cookie. She has learned to read the signs of lunacy from the caretaking of her dad, and though she knows the danger, she refuses to back down even with the threat of death lingering over her. However, the intriguing twist to the tale is the three males suddenly in her life of which anyone of them could be the killer. Is it the enigmatic Stephen, the angry Russ, or the flirtatious hunk Kyle?
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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- lover
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can read emotions
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
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:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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