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Plot Summary of Ian Irvine
"When attorney Mark McCoy find his boss naked and dead in his ofice, he knows it isn't going to be a good day. The police have him marked down as the prime suspect, and there are plenty of reasons for Mark to kill the man. Rather than surrender to the legal system, Mark become a fugitivie in the hopes of unravelling the truth about the murder. The body count slowly mounts, as aided by an atractive colleague called Sherry, Mark finds layer upon layer of intrigue and corruption.
Keely has a real talent for playing with expectations and perceptions, and you will spend a great deal of this book wondering who, if anyone, you can trust."

Bryn Pearson, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Ian Irvine
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Special suspect? - investigator him/herself
Misc. Murder Plotlets - character killed during/after sexing
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets - investigating murder of lawyer(s) - finding out whether someone is really guilty
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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