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Nick Lupo is a Milwaukee cop with a secret: he is a werewolf, though he is still trying to cope with his "condition." A killer who knows Nick's secret has come to town to exact revenge for the killing of his sister, whom he adored. Martin Stewart is the deranged murderer, and he intends to torture the cop as long as possible before killing him. He begins by murdering Nick's friend, an escort and sometime porn actress. Nick must come to grips with her murder and her lifestyle, as well as his own existence, while racing to head off more killings. In the meantime, Martin sets a trap for Nick in the North Woods, using the woman Nick loves -- a lovely town doctor -- as bait and hiring three local thugs to help him. All these characters and others come together in a climactic battle at a closed summer camp in the woods.
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - finding a killer (criminal)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - werewolf teething

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - obsessed - mentally ill - deluded - emotionally unstable - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - description of breasts - descript. of private male anat. - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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