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Dell, Oct 2003, 5.99, 400 pp.
ISBN 05535863961
The Vaca Grande Ranch outside Tucson is Trade Ellis' first love but to add income to the family coffers she occasionally works as a private investigator. One day she watches her cousin Bea a news anchor for channel four on TV when the co-anchor, Terez Montiel reports that the Cordelia Jones death may connect to a kinky sex cult.
Soon after that telecast, a woman hires Trade to find her sister who has gone missing. The client is Ann Aldridge and her beloved younger sister is Terez Montiel. Through intensive research, Trade discovers that the missing woman was investigating a local sex cult the Kiva club. Trade manages to spy on one of their meetings, but what she sees sickens her. Still despite local and national authorities telling her to back off, Trade is determined to find the missing anchorwoman.
Sinclair Browning has written a very gritty and realistic urban noir crime thriller starring a protagonist it is impossible not to like. She is tough, independent and refuses to give up until she solves the case to her satisfaction. She is fascinating to watch, gathering and assembling the pieces of the puzzle and then struggling to make them fit into a comprehensible picture that will give her the answers to solve the case. TRAGEDY ANN is a superlative who-done-it.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, 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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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