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| Plot Summary of Ironside |
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"IRONSIDE has been first published in 1967.
One of Robert Dacier's partner has been arrested for murder. Dacier and his colleagues will try to prove him innocent and discover that a serial killer is on the loose in San Francisco, providing his own idea of justice."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Ironside |
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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
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Special suspect?
- best friend
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
The crook is....
- stalking/killing innocents
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
- dangerous
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 2
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- run over
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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