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"A tense and dramatic thriller in which Detective Inspector Kate Burrows is on the trail of a sadistic perverted murderer known as the Grantley Ripper. The Ripper is killing young women at random and then makes the mistake of raping and brutally murdering Mandy Kelly, the daughter of London gangster Patrick Kelly. He vows revenge and so a manhunt between police and mobsters begins, though the Ripper always seems one step ahead as his victims mount up . . . and to complicate matters, Patrick Kelly becomes romantically involved with DI Burrows and bribes her bosses into gathering evidence quicker to track down the Ripper. "
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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"George gets his kicks by killing young women, then raping and mutilating their dead bodies. One of his victims is a young girl Mandy Kelly, her father is a local gangster and he is out for revenge to find the murderer of his beautiful daughter. Kate Burrows is in charge of the murder investigation,but she has feelings for Patrick. "
Debbie Whitechurch, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 25%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 15%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- killer
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
- a tremendous amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
- police
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
- insanity
The antagonists are:
- gangs
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- druggie/wino disease
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Eastern Europe
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 5-7
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- use of artificial tools
- orgies
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
- homosexuals doing their thing
- rape (yeech!)
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- biology/medical
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- dropped from large heights
- fright
- hanging
- rough sex
- run over
- crushed
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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