"While directing a horse-racing film, British filmmaker Thomas Lyon stumbles onto a 26-year-old unsolved murder. Despite threats, sabotage, and an assault on an elderly woman, he is determined to get to the bottom of the truth.
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Wayne S. Urben, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Wild Horses
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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 - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- character killed during/after sexing
- solving long-past murder
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- life in small town
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- farmer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- kicks
The antagonists are:
- rednecks
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Forest?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
- lots of descript of animal care
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- use of artificial tools
- orgies
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- rough sex
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
