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Plot Summary of Death Rounds
"The bacteria was supposed to be treatable. Until a nurse dies from it. Horrifically. Traced to University Hospital, the infection is raging out of control. Dr. Earl Garnet tries to remain clam. But as more people fall gravely ill - including Garnet's own wife - he uncovers a shocking connection between the victims. Throughout the community, panic and paranoia spread as wildly as the outbreak itself, and the entire University Hospital Staff is quarantined. Yet the mastermind who created this deadly supperresistant strain may be someone they know, someone locked within the barricades. Now the sociopath has threatened to infect fifty more people. And that will be only the beginning..."
Belinda, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - story of bio weapon/virus - poisoning
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Murder of certain profession? - doctors/patients
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on forensic evidence
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
City? Yes
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - biology/medical
Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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