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"There are break-ins and attacks. Detective Lou Boldt must get to the bottom of it in the middle of a sick-out in this latest Lou Boldt/Daphne Matthews book."
Mark Hines, Resident Scholar
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"The Seattle Police Department is suffering the consequences of a sick out, and when one of the officers who is not participating in the sick out gets her neck broken in an attempted robbery, Lou Boldt smells a rat! Great action and suspense."
Jose Notario, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- stopping a saboteur/spy
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- evil subgroup in own govt
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?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Water?
Yes
City?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death
- frying (electrocuted)
- crushed
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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