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"Stacey was a cop in Dallas, but after her partner betrayed her and her sister was almost killed, she left the force and moved to New Orleans to go to school. She becomes close to her neighbor, but then her neighbor and the neighbor's roommate is killed. Evidence points to the ex boyfriend, but Stacey's cop instinct tells her her friend died because of the role playing game White Rabbit. Stacey begins to work with two detectives from the NOPD, but they don't believe her until more people die and the killer leaves quotes from Alice in Wonderland.
Stacey moves in with the Nobles, the family who invented the game, in an effort to protect them from the killer. The mother is kidnapped, and Stacey believes her lover is the killer and the kidnapper, but when the lover kills himself after the father is murdered, it becomes obvious that the real killer has not been caught. Stacey and Spencer, the detective she is falling for, find the mother and the daughter, who had gone missing later, just in time to save them from the killer."
Rachael High, 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 - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated 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?
- 90%
Murder of certain profession?
- "All in the family" murder
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- "All in the family" murder
- killer purposefully leaves puzzle clues
- Killer purposely leaves clues
Kind of investigator
- husband/wife boy/girlfriend investigators
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
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
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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