Silhouette in Scarlet
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Plot Summary of Silhouette in Scarlet
"Vicky Bliss recognizes the rose, the cryptic message, and the ticket to Stockholm from her lover, art thief John Smythe. So, naturally she takes off as soon as possible. What she falls into is a confused search for a missing horde and trouble with a ruthless gang of criminals who want it more than she does--and who want to punish John as well. Even stranded on an island with these men, a man she met in Stockholm and isn't sure she can trust, and a drug-addicted archaeologist, Vicky's curious nature can't be dampened. She not only does her best to shield her lover, but she works to rescue the old man who lives on the island as well as locate the treasure before the story's unlikely villain does. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Sarrah, Resident Scholar
"Victoria Bliss, a scholar with the measurements of a Playboy bunny, receives a mysterious invitation from her erstwhile lover (and sometime criminal adversary) "Sir John Smythe" to meet him in Sweden. Upon her arrival she discovers that he had hoped to involve her in a scam: she was to pose as a distant cousin to a wealthy Swede with treasure buried in his backyard (which happens to be on an island in the middle of a lake). Unfortunately for them both, another set of criminals has also gotten word of the treasure, and descends on the island. Vicky must work not only to escape with her own life, but also to save her kindly "cousin" -- all while dealing with her complicated feelings for a very complicated man. " , Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Silhouette in Scarlet

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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 15%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 45%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%

Tone of story - Dry-cynical - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - searching for treasure/artifacts
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - stolen goods organization
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - scholar
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? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - artist - criminal
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Scandinavia
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat
Island? Yes
Island: - stranded

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - archaeology
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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