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Plot Summary of Final Breath
"A young man goes on the run after inadvertently witnessing the murder of his best friend at the care center where he lives. The care center sends a security team after him because he knows too much.

The killer's next victim is a female student at the local high school. Prompted by an unproductive police investigation, a friend of the victim begins an investigation of his own. As he progresses through the investigation he realizes that the mystery behind the murder goes way beyond just a single deranged killer. He risks his own life to solve the mystery."

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Review Analysis of Final Breath
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession? - students/teachers
Misc. Murder Plotlets - local police w/ IQ of a houseplant - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect - Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - searching for missing person
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
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: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - dropped from large heights - run over
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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