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"Cunning Proposals is a romance/detective story involving a plan initiated by the governor encouraging community leaders to submit proposals in the hopes of utilizing appropriated funds earmarked for Chicago. As the story unfolds, certain community leaders and individuals develop creative ways to misuse these funds.
One of the main characters is a real estate tycoon who has ties to the Mafia. He opens an illegal casino and convinces his innocent employee to manage it, and she gets involved. The casino operates for over a year and a half before the authorities discover unusual occurrences in its vicinity.
The female attorney from the State Attorney's Office is a career-oriented woman and tries hard not to fall in love with the special investigator also assigned to the case. The characters' lives intertwine, resulting in an entertaining story that involves crime, love, drama, and murder. "
Wanda Joseph, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- casino crime
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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