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Plot Summary of Life Support
"This book is a medical thriller. The main character, Toby Harper, is an ER doctor. Mysterious goings on come to light in her emergency room of a small hospital outside of Boston. Things start to point to an unusual medical clinic housed in an ultra-rich resort for retired people."
BethG, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Life Support
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - wild experiments on people - bio manip. to get new abilities - cure/disease
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Murder of certain profession? - doctors/patients
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
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: - doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
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
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - Boston
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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