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| Plot Summary of The Quarry |
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"THE QUARRY (Der Verdacht) is a novel published in 1953.
Police chief inspector Baerlach has just undergone surgery when his friend and doctor, Hugentobler, thinks he recognizes one of his own colleagues on a LIFE Magazine picture about Dr. Neyle, a nazi doctor who practiced surgery without anaesthesia in the extermination camps. This Dr. Neyle could be now the eminent owner of a private clinic for wealthy people in Zurich, Switzerland. Baerlach asks his friend Hugentobler to transfer him in that clinic under a false name. How will Baerlach, who is too weak to leave his bed, be able to unmask the evil doctor ?
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Daniel Staebler, 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 - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- wild experiments on people
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 60's-90's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- Swiss
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
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
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Switzerland
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- crushed
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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