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Pocket, Oct 2003, 5.99, 258 pp.
ISBN 0743466780
She's a very straight-laced English literature teacher at St Anne's Academy for Girls on vacation in England's Lake District studying the Romantic Poets. When she stumbles across a man lying faced down in a stream, she resuscitates him and as a thank you he buys her a drink before disappearing. The next morning she obtains his address and starts driving to his home when two men wearing masks stop her and take to a deserted house.
Grace Hollister escapes and makes her way to Peter Fox's home but he isn't there. She finds a dead body in a hidden passageway and confronts Peter with that when he comes home. He denies having killed anyone, but admits knowing he was a petty thief. She tells him about the two men who kidnapped her and explains that they were holding her hostage in exchange for Peter handing over the “geegaws”. They figure out at least two sets of criminals want what the thief was trying to sell to Peter but neither knows what it is. Unfortunately, nobody believes them.
HIGH RHYMES AND MISDEMEANORS is a cross between James Bond and Romancing the Stone only the hero is an ex jewel thief who cannot convince people he has gone straight. There is action, action, and more action in this light-hearted tongue-in-cheek thriller. Diana Killian is an excellent storyteller with a fine sense of timing who has created an adorable heroine who detours from her nineteenth century heroes to take a walk on the wild side against Mutt and Jeff and finding she likes it.
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 - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- Get treasure/money from another criminal
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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