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Plot Summary of The Midnight Club
"Another fantastic novel by the master of mysteries. I love every moment of this book, and you will too...Read this, it's wonderfully intense and full of suprises. A wonderful account of one mans search for justice against an evil mafia goon. "
Steve Schmitz, Resident Scholar

""In a nutshell one of the best NYPD vs. Mafia books of the decade...A thriller that pulls your head around every corner and twist, a suicide train on a mission to keep your eyes glued to the page!""
Nick Matkin, Resident Scholar

"A special agent is critically wounded in an undercover sting operation to bring down the head of a top secret criminal's club know as The Midnight Club. His battle to recovery is long and hard but affords him just the edge he needs to refresh his manhunt. More murders take place, even the alleged murder of the Mastermind himself. It is up to special agent, Stef to discover who got to his nemesis first and to make sure that he indeed is dead. While investigating, police corruption overflows, teaming up Stef with an unlikely partner and together they expose the bad guys and dish out justice first hand."
Tracey Ray, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Midnight Club
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - breaking up mobsters

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - US mafia
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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