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Dutton, April 2002, 22.95, 288 pp.
ISBN 0525946438
Max Freeman was a Philadelphia police officer working a beat and taking it easy when he's called to a neighborhood store that has a robbery in progress. Even at a distance, Max hears gunshots fired so he's prepared to go in shooting but before he enters the store, he takes a bullet. Almost as a reflex, he returns the fire and later learns he shot a twelve-year-old boy.
Even though it was a clean shooting, Max can't handle the fact that he shot a child, even rationalizing that the preadolescent was a killer in the making. He accepts a fantastic buy out from the police department and moves into an isolated shack in the Everglades. He's trying to distance himself from society but that won't be possible when a serial killer of four children tries to frame him for the crimes. Max, refusing to go down without a fight, uses himself as bait in the ultimate cat and mouse game.
This might be Jonathon King's first novel but it definitely won't be his last creation. He has developed a character who, though he is one of the walking wounded, is a heroic figure, trying to do the right thing even if he ends up in trouble because of it. Readers will love THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT because of the complexity of the plot and the exciting finale. Picture an angst-laden Die Hard Bruce Willis fighting for survival and justice in the Everglades.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Exploring into the wild
Yes
Plotlets:
- surviving elements in wilderness
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
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
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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