"Megan Montgomery is a student teacher at an elementary school in Cleveland and loves it. She's only months away from graduation and teaching fulltime, when she begins having horrible nightmares about women being brutally murdered and having different parts of their bodies removed. Worst than that, the dreams are coming true- and it's not the first time this has happened to her. She tries to ignore the dreams, knowing that going to the police will jeopardize the quiet life she has fought to reclaim since the last time, but she finds herself unable to live with the guilt any longer and risks public ridicule to enlist the help of sexy Cleveland homicide detective, David Stark. From the first second she hears his voice, the sparks between them light up the papes.
David Stark is skeptical at first, but soon realizes that Megan and her dreams are his only lead to a monster that has his entire city gripped with fear. Following the clues garnered from her nightmares, he becomes intrigued by the possibility of actually preventing these murders from happening instead of the harsh reality of his job of merely picking up the pieces afterward. They come close, but somehow the killer manages to remain one step ahead of them.
The frustration and helplessness Megan and David both feel erupt into one spectacular night of reckless, all-consuming passion. The glow of the morning after, however, is shattered by another nightmare. And this latest dream may very well be Megan's last, unless David can finally solve the puzzle and learn the connection between Megan and her nightmares, before it's too late. "
D. L. Edwards, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- best friend
Murder of certain profession?
- prostitutes/stripper/porn
Kind of investigator
- psychic investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story?
Yes
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings of fear/loss/inadequacy
Horror plotlets
- bad dreams
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can see into the future
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
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?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
