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"John Baker is one of those writers that you know from the first book, if there is any justice in the literary world, will be widely acclaimed by both fans and critics. His writing style draws the reader into the book from the first page and his stories and characters linger in the mind for days after the book is finished.
The first book in the Sam Turner series is POET IN THE GUTTER. It introduces the reader to one of the most refreshing private investigators in crime fiction. Sam is fifty-ish, a reformed alcoholic with an uncomplicated view of the world. He is a kind man, but tough when the situation warrants. Unmarried, his “family” is made up of his assistants, all great characters in their own rights.
In this second outing, a mentally unbalanced inmate named Norman Brown has escaped from prison. On arriving in York, he hires Sam's agency to find a woman from his past he calls Snow White. Although Sam can tell the man is somehow dodgy, the agency is short on cash flow, and so Sam takes the case. Norman settles down living with a dim bulb of a girl named Janet who has a crush on John Lennon. But Norman is like a cat among pigeons and soon there are unexplained murders. At about the same time, Sam and company begins shadowing Norman and Norman begins to suspect they know he's a monster.
This book is very different in style from the first in the series but it is still is just as absorbing. Baker's writing flows like a river of words making his books hard to put down. Treat yourself to this series, you'll be glad you did."
Vicky Shultz, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
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
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
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