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Plot Summary of Blindsided
"A great follow-up to "Fall From Grace" by the same author!"
CHRISTIAN M. LYONS, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Blindsided
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Plot
Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession? - lawmen
Kind of investigator - police procedural, American
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
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 - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
City? Yes

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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