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Putnam, Sep 2001, 23.95, 288 pp.
ISBN: 0399147934
New York history writer Terry Orr turned private sleuth is after Raymond Weisz who killed his son by pushing the young child into an oncoming train. Terry's beloved wife also died when she tried to rescue her child. Terry still grieves his loss and writes in a journal addressed to his wife. Still he believes that bringing Weisz to justice will give him closure. Because of this, Terry's twelve-year-old daughter Bella seems more like the adult at times in their relationship.
While jogging in Manhattan, Terry finds the battered corpse of cabby Aubrey Brown. When he learns the man was a loner with a tragic past, Terry feels an affinity to the victim even though he loves Bella. Terry begins to investigate who killed the African-American taxi driver. However, Terry is sidetracked when he rescues his daughter and his wife's former agent from a bomb that exploded at the latter's art gallery. He has another case to investigate because the obsessed Terry feels he must get involved.
CLOSING TIME is an engaging private investigative tale that feels more like an amateur sleuth story because Terry has no experience whatsoever in his new line of work. Terry is a maudlin character while Bella is a cheerful individual who seems much older than the preadolescent she is. The story line centers on Terry rather than on any of his three investigations, but that allows the audience a deep look inside the emotional chopped meat of the hero's soul. Jim Fusilli has written a powerful character study inside an engaging mystery novel.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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