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Plot Summary of The Quick Red Fox
" Travis McGee is back in this exciting John D. MacDonald episode, “The Quick Red
Fox.” This time, he is involved in helping a famed Hollywood star who is being
blackmailed. He looks at the photographs the blackmailer has sent him and he can see
why! Along his way, he must deal with alcoholism and lesbiansim, but in true McGee
fashion, this “knight in tarnished armor” rides in for the rescue! An exciting read!



"

Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Quick Red Fox
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
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: - Southeast - California

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
How many deaths? - 1
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
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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