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Glory in Death
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Plot Summary of Glory in Death
"It's the year 2058. Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the New York police is sent to a murder scene where a woman has been murdered. The victim was a district attorney, famous for being tough on criminals and for having a high conviction rate. At first, the investigation focuses on her personal and public life, and Eve tries to find out if any of the criminals she put away could have committed the murder. She also becomes suspicious of members of the deceased woman's family.

When another woman, this one a famous actress, is found murdered in the same way, it becomes apparent they there is a serial killer on the loose, one who seems to be after famous women. Eve decides to use herself as bait and puts herself in the news as much as she can, assisted by a television reporter with whom she has developed a friendship of sorts. The scheme misfires, and an assistant at the TV station is mistakenly murdered instead of the TV reporter.

Just as Eve thinks she has arrested the murderer, the reporter is kidnapped and the chase is on – Eve wants to save her friend, and the murderer wants to kill them both.

This is No. 2 in a series.
"

Jóhanna, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Glory in Death
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - near future
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - insanity
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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