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Plot Summary of Death By Jury
"Private investigator Alo Nudger, has been hired to find the a banker indicted for his wife's murder. The courts believe that this banker killed his wife for the financial gain of her insurance policy. But there is no body.   The banker is way too sure of himself and this bothers his attorney. Despite all odds, the jury finds the man not guilty. Then, the banker's murdered body is discovered. The intricate details slowly unravel as Nudger stays on the case despite the trial verdict. Nudger discovers his friend is dead after getting too close to the real truth. Before Nudger can contact proper authorities with his friend's discoveries, Nudger himself is being held at gunpoint. His captor takes him to the secluded house where the first murder took place. "
Tracey Ray, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Death By Jury
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%




Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - lover
Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator - hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - Get treasure/money from another criminal
Any non-mystery subplot? - searching for missing person
Crime Thriller Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
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? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - flamed - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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