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"Clay Blackburn has two jobs. Most of the time he's a book scout in Berkeley. Some of the time he's...not quite a private detective. When old friend Peggy Denby asks him to clear up some details about her husband's death, he's willing to oblige her. He comes across a good looking banker, Peggy's hostile stepson, and a few Berkeley crazies.And much murder and mayhem."
Owen, 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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very humorous
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- lover
Murder of certain profession?
- artists
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- Get treasure/money from another criminal
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
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
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- writer
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- lesbians!
- actual description of sex
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
- homosexuals doing their thing
- rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- rough sex
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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