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"Dr. Purdue and his gang of manic Mannhatanites are back. It's the summer after The Music Box Murders and Doc's friend and wealthy Musical Snuff Box collector is not having a good day. He's just gotten home to discover that: A. His wife has been having an affair with Vincent "The Birdman" LaPriore, a rather violent collector of bird autmotons. B. His wife has stolen the Snuff Box collection and Hugh's proof of ownership. And C. She is in the ER with 9 toes in the grave. Purdue gathers a team to commit a theft."
Stephen Bailey, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- 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
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminals killing each other
- Get treasure/money from another criminal
Any non-mystery subplot?
- searching for $$$/treasure
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- kicks
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
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?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- biology/medical
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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