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"Post-menopausal community college English prof Bel Barrett is persuaded by her former Vassar roommate to prepare for an adult bat mitzvah. In the synagogue study group Bel meets former student, Ashley Roberts, who draws Bel into investigating the rock climbing "accident" that killed one of Ashley's dot com colleagues. Bel involves her sidekicks, Illuminada Guttieriez and Betty Ramsey in an undercover investigation in Jersey City's Silicon Slum. "
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
- very humorous
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Special suspect?
- best friend
Murder of certain profession?
- businessmen
Kind of investigator
- comical investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Religious overtones?
Yes
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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