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"Brooke Rawlings is a professional reporter who was unprepared when her sister, Serena, died and left her the guardian to her young nephew Jeremy. Five years pass and Brooke is shocked when Jeremy suddenly begins to withdraw from her and his friends, shutting everyone out and showing no remorse as his grades begin to fail. His teacher, Matthew Grant, tells Brooke he thinks Jeremy's behavior is due to the use of drugs, but Brooke refuses to believe this. She knows there's more to it than Jeremy is letting on.
As Brooke begins to dig into Jeremy's life, and in turn her sister's death, Brooke is shocked when she and her investigators realize that Serena didn't just 'die'... she was murdered. This leads Brooke on a hunt for a missing student, a murderer, and mainly a path that could either allow her to find the love of her life, or to lose it to the one man at the top of her suspect list. "
Lori, 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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
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?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- lover
Murder of certain profession?
- students/teachers
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- solving long-past murder
- 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
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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