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"NOTHING MORE THAN MURDER is a book published by Jim Thompson in 1950.
Joe Wilmot is a small businessman who owns with his wife Elizabeth the only movie theater in town. They don't get along well. Joe is seen by his wife kissing Carol, a young woman who stays at their house in order to help Elizabeth. Carol is not pretty but Joe is attracted by her. Elizabeth agrees to disappear if Joe gives her $25,000. The three of them decide to murder an unknown woman, leave her in Joe's garage and then set it on fire. Elizabeth must also disappear and wait for the life insurance to pay Joe the $25,000 premium. Everything seems OK but the insurance investigator stays in town longer than expected. Furthermore, Carol is not so sure anymore of Joe's feelings about her. He's not the romantic type and does have new problems to solve. He's learned that a chain of theaters wants to open a new movie house in town. Soon, Joe Wilmot remarks that the distributors refuse to give him movies for the next season.
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Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- playing footsy while inconveniently married
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- conman stealing/fraud
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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