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"Emma Lachance is quietly living her life in Pointe Judah, Louisiana when she runs into her old high school crush, Finn Duhon. Emma is out taking a run when Finn drives by, recognizes Emma and initiates a conversation. While Emma and Finn are playing catch up, they stumble upon the murdered body of one of Pointe Judah's citizens, Denise Steen. Emma is distraught, not only because of seeing a dead body, but based on her friendship with Denise. Emma, along with Denise, belongs to a woman's empowerment group called Secrets. Although a large number of men in Pointe Judah depise the group, all of its members enjoy the female bonding and their chance to speak their minds openly amongst friends. Emma immediately wonders if Denise's membership in the club and her outspoken newspaper exposes may have led to her murder. Finn, a former Special ops agent, finds himself embroiled in the mystery when he appoints himself as Emma's protector. Finn finds himself wildy attracted to Emma, despite the fact that she has been married for some time to Mayor Orville Lachance. Finn suspects that Emma's marriage to Orville is less than sunny. Secretly, Emma is planning her escape from her abusive marriage to Orville, who is physicall and mentally abusive to Emma. At times Emma has been a virtual prisoner in her home. Due to Orville's influence in Pointe Judah, Emma has bided her time in leaving her husband. On the heels of Denise's murder Emma finds herself being stalked by a mysterious man in a white Stetson who vows to deliver her from her abusive husband and warns her against trusting Finn. Although Finn wants to play the role of Emma's protector, Emma is uncomfortable with the fact that she is wildly attracted to him and unsure of his trustworthiness. As danger swirls around Emma she finds herself leaning on Finn in order to catch a killer."
Sandra Calhoune, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- relative
Kind of investigator
- skilled 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
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
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
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
Unusual forms of death
- rough sex
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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