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Simon & Schuster, Nov 2002, 23.00, 346 pp.
ISBN 0743223128
Doctor Jackson Maebry is the golden boy of San Francisco Memorial hospital. He is the chief resident in reconstructive surgery and the protégé of Dr. Peter Brandt, the head of the department. At a party given by Dr. Brandt's biotech company Genderm, he meets the beautiful Allie and for both of them it is love at first sight. They have four perfect months together before tragedy strikes.
Jackson is summoned to emergency where a woman beaten and burned almost beyond recognition is struggling to stay alive. At first Jackson doesn't recognize it's Allie on the table and when he does he stays at her side until she wakes from her coma. When she awakens from her comatose state, she doesn't remember anything about the attack. For some reason, the lead detective on the case zooms in on Jackson as the prime suspect. When Jackson starts looking into Allie's past, he comes to a conclusion that sets him on a path that will change his life.
Joshua Gilder's debut novel is an exciting psychological thriller with so many twists and turns that readers will have to read it in one session just to see how everything is finally resolved. The hero is a flawed person with many psychological problems but he lives his life to the fullest, which is only one of the reasons the reader will adore him. Though why he is singled out as the prime suspect besides being the victim's lover is not fully explained, GHOST IMAGE remains a strong tale that is unlike any other novel on the market today.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, 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 - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very humorous
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- lover
Murder of certain profession?
- doctors/patients
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
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
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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