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Plot Summary of Marks
" .... three things happen to turn Somerset divorce detective George Hawkins' view of life upside down. On the same day that he witnesses a hit'n run, his house is burgled and his live-in girlfriend disappears. The police suspect him of hiding her body. As a psychological novel, this has the detective subsequently projecting his inner histories onto the puzzling events around him. While on another level 'Marks' becomes an historical novel, with its roots in the Japanese arena of WW2 and in post-War Japanese industrial success..."
Sam Smith, Resident Scholar




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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - private investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Japan

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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