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"Gabrielle Lord's “Baby did a bad, bad thing” assembles an amazing cast which includes Gemma Lincoln, the glamorous private investigator, her boyfriend, undercover cop Steve, her fried Angie (a police officer), her sister Kit (a psychotherapist), and her clients: Minkie Montreau the wife of a missing millionaire, Peter Fenster, who believes his wife is cheating on him as well as her friend Shelley, a sex therapist who asks for her assistance with tracking down a killer who targets sex workers."
Alison, 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 - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Murder of certain profession?
- prostitutes/stripper/porn
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- character killed during/after sexing
- local police w/ IQ of a houseplant
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
- Big focus on forensic evidence
- Big focus on autopsies
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- white collar fraud or theft
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
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
- average physique
Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
City?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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