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Putnam, Oct 2001, 26.95, 432 pp.
ISBN 039914739X
Superintendent Judy Hammer and State trooper and Internet columnist Andy Brazil are still assigned to Richmond, where there are rooting out corruption in the police department. The Virginia Governor assigned them to clean up the state trooper office, but Judy is finding this difficult since she has trouble communicating with the Head State official. Neither Judy nor Andy knows that somebody close to the governor is blocking all attempts for the trio to talk to one another.
The troublemaker in the governor's office is in collusion with a gang of road pirates, the leader of who has a score to settle with both Andy and his boss. On a lighter note, the people of Tangier Island, fed up with governor's antics, kidnap a dentist and declare their independence from the state of Virginia. In a dazzling climax, all problems are resolved in a most original manner.
Although ISLE OF DOGS is nothing like the Kay Scarpetta medical thrillers, it is a fine work that deserves equal praise, as the author's more renowned tales receive. Ms. Cornwell has written a satirical police procedural that allows the audience an insider's look at the workings of the police department. Andy is wonderful as an Internet writer ferreting out corruption in high places and some really low ones too. There are actually moments that readers will laugh out loud at a dark criminal scene. Read this superb book to understand how this is possible.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Trooper Andy Brazil starts a new website that becomes the focus of much confusion. The Governor, his family and staff, the Chief of Police, a crooked dentist, a gang, and residents of Tangiere Island, humorously become pawns in the confusion of the Trooper Truth website. This site is the common denominator that changes the lives of many in ways unimagined including criminals of all kinds. This book reveals the comical side to life bringing to light much of what is often overlooked and unnoticed or unthought of."
Tracey Ray, 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 - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very humorous
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- law enforcement gone bad
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
- kicks
The antagonists are:
- gangs
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Mid-Atlantic states
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- biology/medical
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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