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St. Martin's, Nov 2001, 6.50, 368 pp.
ISBN: 0312979088
In Possum Holler, Georgia life is good for young Katie Malloy in spite of living in a trailer park with only her mother. Everything changes when she gives a kitten to Gary Savino who tosses the innocent creature against a window. Katie's neighbor teenager Silas Koole takes her and Gus the kitten to the veterinarian Dr. Ben Ferguson. The trio becomes friends. When Silas is sent away to a foster home following the discovery of his father's long dead corpse, Katie's mother abruptly ends the child's relationship with Ben. That night Katie's mother is found dead in their trailer home, an apparent suicide.
Eighteen years have passed with Katie now married to Ben and Silas recently returned to live in his family shack. A serial killer is on the prowl and Silas fears that his beloved Katie is an intended victim. He will do whatever it takes to keep his cherished Katie safe.
UNFORGIVABLE is a powerful romantic suspense novel that hooks the audience early on and never slows down until the final “New York Times book review of the true crime story” (slick ending). Katie is a remarkable individual overcoming her childhood real life nightmares while Silas is eerie and Ben seems like a kind animal lover. The taut story line is loaded though the murderer seems an unreasonable choice in spite of several behavioral clues. The tale is as gritty as red clay and suspense fans will feel the growing tension that Tina Wainscot delivers and demand more from this powerhouse of a writer.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- poor loving rich
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- seduction of someone else's wife
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Focus of story
- equally on two couples
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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