|
|
| Plot Summary of Fatal Voyage |
|---|
"
Scribner, Jul 2001, 25.00, 363 pp.
ISBN: 0684859726
The plane crash in the back wooded mountains of Swain County North Carolina is brutal as body parts are severed and tossed everywhere and with all eighty-eight people on board dead. The first non-sheriff department person to arrive at the grisly scene is Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist working for the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team. Tempe has worked several nasty scenarios, but this one may be the worst yet as the nightmare turns potentially personal. She learns that the TransSouth Air plane carried the University of Georgia men and women soccer teams and some fans, which could include her daughter visiting a player. However, she soon finds out that her daughter is not on the deceased list.
As Tempe works along with other Feds, state and local officials, she finds a leg that does not belong at the site. She begins to investigate the extra body part, but soon is fired for “officiously” showing her interest in the limb. Desiring to regain her reputation shattered by the spin-doctors, Tempe continues her investigation in spite of pressures from high officials in the state and threats to her life.
FATAL VOYAGE, the fourth Brennan tale, is a powerful thriller that brings to life the grisly side of forensics at a disastrous crash site without allowing the details to overwhelm a strong plot. The story line is exciting, but the tale belongs to the heroine whose feelings run the gamut of human emotion during the novel. Kathy Reichs has written a terrific novel that will send the audience seeking the previous Brennan stories that are also well written, but not quite as great as this one is.
Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
|
"There's been a horrible plane crash in the mountains of western North Carolina. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, is assisting in body recovery and identification. She is soon to find out that one retrieved foot does not belong to a crash victim. It belongs to a murder victim discovered near the crash sight. The discovery of this victim puts Brennan in harms way, as the murderer tries to stop her from digging around. Brennan's attentions are divided between the plane crash inquiry and the murder investigation. When Tempe discovers the eighth murder victim, she fights for her life not to become number nine."
Tracey Ray, Resident Scholar
|
|
|
| Review Analysis of Fatal Voyage |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Medical Thriller
Yes
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Big vehicle disaster?
Yes
Kind of vehicle:
- plane
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 40%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- searching for missing person
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Mid-Atlantic states
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- eaten
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Online Dating Advice
Erin Hunters
7:14:17 PM
George W. Bush
6:28:21 PM
James Patterson
5:49:20 PM
Suzanne Collins
5:45:25 PM
Kara Dalkey
5:37:03 PM
Teri Woods
4:55:49 PM
Southampton Row
4:05:35 PM
V.C. Andrews
3:51:51 PM
Jeanette Walls
2:50:57 PM
General Discussion (All Topics)
1:22:33 PM
Ruth Minsky Sender
12:31:59 PM
Lilian Jackson Braun
10:25:33 AM
Deric Longden
7:40:15 AM
Robin Jenkins
4:55:32 AM
John Marsden
11:50:52 PM
Caroline B. Cooney
10:36:06 PM
Wendelin Van Draanen
9:56:14 PM
Lorna Freeman
9:19:46 PM
Betty Mahmoody
6:00:12 PM
Ken Catran
3:51:52 PM
More message boards
|
