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"This is another novel in McBain's series featuring the 87th Precinct. All the usual characters are present doing the same detective work they have been doing in fifty odd previous novels. The main villain in this novel is 'The Deaf man' an old adversary of protagonist, Steve Carella. The 'deaf man' is sending Carella messages loaded with hints as to where he is going to strike. Carella and his partner do not reach a conclusion about the crime that is going to be committed until the last pages of the book as the clues the Deaf Man gives are meant to mislead.
Running parallel to the case of the Deaf Man are several other crimes the officers in this fictitious city are trying to solve. Someone is dumping old people all over town and someone else is murdering graffiti artists.
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Penny , Resident Scholar
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"As Detectives Kling and Parker investigate a serial killer who chooses graffitti-artists as his victims, Detective Steve Carella begins receiving calls from and old adversary, the Deaf Man. Soon, portions of a science-fiction novel begin arriving at the 87th, clues to the Deaf Man's next big crime.
This novel, more than most McBain books, deals with larger issues than an individual crime, in this case racism, as Detective Parker, a notorious bigot, dates the Hispanic mother of a murder victim and the Deaf Man readies a horrific scheme that hinges on inflaming the everyday racial tension present in the big city."
James Craver, 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 - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Killer purposely leaves clues
Crime Thriller
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?
- a little
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
- kicks
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 5-7
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- crushed
- perforation--bullets
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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