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Onyx, Sept 2001 5.99, 368 pp.
ISBN: 0451409981
Page Yarbrough thinks she is the luckiest woman in the world to be married to the Governor of Mississippi and to have a lovely daughter with him. The daughter is so precious and beautiful that at eight years of age, she enters and wins beauty pageants. The golden couple is expecting another child a son, but their joy turns to ashes when Page delivers a baby that is black.
At first both think the hospital made a mistake and a mix up of the babies born that night occured. When DNA testing proves that little Adam is Page's child but not Lucien's biological son, he divorces her and wins custody of their daughter. It seems that nobody but her lawyer believes she has been faithful to Lucien. With her attorney's help Page intends to prove it so that she can regain custody of her daughter.
This is a medical and legal thriller that is so cutting edge and frontier like in both genres that readers will find the story totally stunning yet enthralling. The heroine is a fighter who will go to the wall and beyond fighting for her beliefs. Page gains the respect and empathy of the audience who root for her every step of the way. Charles Smithdeal is going to be a star in the thriller sub-genre if WITHOUT SIN is a sample of what he is capable of doing.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Medical Thriller
Yes
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- power struggle within govt between two factions
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- fighting judge/jury tampering
- story of crooked lawyer
- finding out whether someone is really guilty
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional 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:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
The antagonists are:
- evil politicians
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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