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| Plot Summary of Strip Jack |
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"An Scottish member of parliament Gregor Jack is caught in a raid on an Edinburgh brothel. This causes a media frenzy and Jack's explanation that he was only trying to talk to a prostitute sounds feeble. Detective Inspector John Rebus has nothing to do with vice but he feels sympathy for Jack. After all, Rebus himself suffers from the results of giving in to temptation, although, in his case, it is usually alcohol and his temper, not women.
But when Jack's wealthy wife disappears, it begins to look like someone is out to ruin the politician. The body of Jack's wife is found in a river. She had been beaten to death. Rebus sees a resemblance to another murder of an unidentified woman. His investigation of the first murder reaches a dead end when a drunk confesses and then vanishes. Rebus' attempts to interview the circle of wealthy friends of Jack's wife is also stymied as none want to discuss her wild party filled life.
This is book 4 of the Inspector Rebus series where the focus underlying the mystery is on politics and the media in Scotland."
L. Watson, 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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
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?
- 50%
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, British
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- politics
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
Ethnicity/Race
- British
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- quite fatty
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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