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"Denver cop and book collector Cliff Janeway is trying to put the nasty, arrogant murderer Jackie Newton behind bars, but he can never find enough hard evidence. When a local bookscout is beaten to death in an alley, Janeway suspects Jackie, but some puzzling clues, like a stash of pricy vintage books, seems to point elsewhere. Det. Janeway decides to take matters into his own hands with Jackie Newton, which costs him his badge. Opening his own bookstore, Janeway continues to search for evidence in the case. But more people are turning up dead, along with more valuable books that once belonged to them. Cliff Janeway has to find out if Jackie Newton still getting away with murder, or if someone else is trying to build the ultimate library."
Amanda Goodwin, Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession?
- librarians/book industry
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- search for valuable art/artifacts
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
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death
- hanging
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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