Red Rider
Logline
A grieving father – known to the reader only as Teacher – takes on a new identity after the brutal murder of his teenaged son. Masquerading as a substitute teacher, he tracks down the killer – a high school senior – and methodically builds a web to entrap him. Teacher does not desire simple justice or death for the killer; he wants the killer to endure what his son endured. But Teacher’s plan takes a life-shattering turn when he must save his son’s former girlfriend from the clutches of the brutal MS-13 gang. A taut, suspenseful thriller, Red Rider explores the depths of revenge and the strength of human bonds.
Genre
Suspense / Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery,
Short Summary
We first meet the man the reader knows only by the name of Teacher sleeping on his son’s grave. Today his son would have turned eighteen. Teacher masquerades as a high school substitute, looking for the student who killed his son; his only lead is that the student uses a catheter.
Setting
Los Angeles
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Tragedy
Plot - Other Elements
,Revenge
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence
Main Character Details
Name: Teacher
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Confident, Honorable, Lone Wolf, Selfless, Complex, Decisive, Engaging, Faithful, Perseverance, Aggressive, Badass, Charming, Manipulative, Strong Moral Code, Empathetic, Heroic, Secretive, Skillful
Additional Character Details
Name: Girl
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Desperate, Empathetic, Engaging, Faithful, Honorable, Secretive, Complex, Perseverance, Educated
Additional Character Details
Name: Kevin
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Villainous, Confident, Crazy, Educated, Gracious, Leader, Secretive, Charming, Manipulative, Narcissistic, Power-hungry
Additional Character Details
Name: Bodyguard
Age: 28
Gender: LGBT
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive, Crazy, Criminal, Manipulative, Masculine, Seductive, Uneducated, Villainous