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| Plot Summary of Good Behavior |
"A robbery goes wrong, and Dortmunder is trapped in a nunnery. The nuns aren't going to tell - provide Dortmunder finds a way to rescue their newest member, Sister Mary Grace. Sister Mary Grace's father, a super rich businessman, has had her kidnapped from the nunnery and is trying to deprogram her out of the Catholic Church. Problem: she's a prisoner at the top of a skyscraper her father owns, and she's under tight security. Dortmunder *has* to find a solution..."
Ivy, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Good Behavior |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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