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"Kinsey Millhone is back in the third book by Sue Grafton. Here she meets Bobby Callahan in the gym after a car crash nearly killed him. Convinced that someone was trying to kill him, and struggling to regain his memory after the crash, he hires Kinsey to find out who is after him. Three days later Bobby is dead, and now Kinsey being hired to stop a killing. Fast read, great book. Grafton did not let me down."
Darcey, Resident Scholar
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"In this third book of the Kinsey Millhone series, Kinsey meets Bobby Callahan at the gym, where he is scarred and struggling back to life after a car forced his Porsche over the edge of a canyon. The accident has battered his body and muddled his memory. All he remembers is that someone, for some reason, would like to see him dead.
Desperate for clues about his own past life and certain he is being stalked, he asks Kinsey to protect him. Kinsey can't resist the brave kid as she likes him. But the killer can't resist Bobby either, and Kinsey has to find clues fast or Bobby will be dead soon."
Boppy, 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 - 15%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 15%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
- 60%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- "All in the family" murder
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- evil doctors
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:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual forms of death
- run over
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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