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"The novel begins in the past, at a remote creek on the edge of the wilderness, where the body of a murdered ten-year-old girl is found.
The story shifts to the present, with four young men and one teenage girl deciding to explore the rugged ridges, valleys and caves in the vicinity of a large cattle property at which they are staying. The bushwalkers unwittingly enter the territory which a psychopath believes to be his, and in the heart of a hidden valley, they make an horrific discovery. From then on they are engrossed in a struggle for survival, with each being forced to face their deepest fears, being pitted against the extremely difficult terrain at night, as well as the relentless hunter - a demented serial killer who lives in a world of delusion and sexual darkness."
Glenn Miller, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Exploring into the wild
Yes
Plotlets:
- stranded
- surviving elements in wilderness
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to torture
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
- rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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