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"Boston police officer Abigail Browning has been upset for the last seven years by the unsolved murder of her husband Chris. Abby can't get past the fact that her FBI/lawman husband was murdered during their honeymoon in Mount Desert Island, Maine. Although Abby has received leads and tips over the years, her quest has always led to dead ends. Now, after receiving a mysterious tip via the telephone, Abby heads back to Mount Desert Island in order to solve Chris' murder. As Abby delves into the circumstances surrounding Chris' death, she begins to unravel the secrets lurking within the Garrison and Cooper families. The Garrison and Coopers are wealthy Maine families who shared close knit ties with Chris. Owen Garrison was one of Chris' best friends, and was the individual who found Chris' body the morning he was discovered fatally shot on the beach. Owen has always blamed himself for not being able to save Chris. Abby meanwhile harbors supsicions about Owen and his entire family. The Garrison family has been haunted by the tragic drowning some twenty years earlier of Doe Garrison, Owen's sister. Abby cannot rid herself of the belief that Doe's mysterious drowning death is somehow related to Chris' murder. When Abby continues to receive mysterious phone calls warning her that "things are happening on Mt. Desert Island", she fears that the killer may strike again. As Abby finds herself drawn romantically towards Owen, she joins forces with him to catch a killer before he strikes again."
Sandra Calhoune, 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 - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- best friend
Murder of certain profession?
- lawmen
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- solving long-past murder
Kind of investigator
- husband/wife boy/girlfriend investigators
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings of fear/loss/inadequacy
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
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?
- none
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
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
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
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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