"BECAUSE OF THE NIGHT, published in 1984, is the second book of the Lloyd Hopkins's trilogy. The period is the early eighties and Hopkins is the smartest police officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, he works alone, is respected by his fellow companions and despised by his superiors.
When a well-known policeman is missing, Lloyd Hopkins is asked to solve the case. He will soon encounter John Havilland, an eminent psychiatrist whose obsession is to manipulate his patients in order to get private informations about his next victims.
Hopkins, whose wife and children has left, becomes the next target of the mad doc. In possession of Hopkins's professional file, Havilland knows for sure the weakest sides of the policeman.
A must."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
"In the second part of the Lloyd Hopkins trilogy, a year has passed since the events in BLOOD ON THE MOON. Two events precipitate the new case: the cold-blooded shooting of three people in a liquor store, and the disappearance of Jack Herzog, a 13-year veteran of the LAPD who is a master of disguise. Hopkins's nemesis in this book is John Havilland -- "Dr. John the Night Tripper" -- a brilliant psychiatrist with a tortured past who manipulates his patients in order to enrich himself and control still others. His ultimate goal is to get the files of prominent and famous police officers and control them ... and the way he gets to Hopkins is by using a dazzling prostitute named Linda Wilhite as bait."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Because the Night
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- character killed during/after sexing
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- wild
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- power
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- dangerous
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 5-7
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- poisoning
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
