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Warner, Dec 2003, 5.99, 353 pp.
ISBN: 0446613665
Five years as a Vegas private detective Charlee Champagne fears little. However, one of her two phobias arrives at the Sikes Detective Agency when wealthy investment banker CHARMED AND DANGEROUS hunk Mason Gentry charges through the door. An irate Mason demands to know where his grandfather is. Apparently, he vanished with a half a million dollars in embezzled funds. Charlee has no idea what the crazed man is talking about, but he insists her partner Maybelline Sikes does.
Though she has difficulty accepting her grandmother Maybelline would do anything nasty, Charlee takes Mason to Maybelline's home to see what they can learn. Not only is she surprisingly not there, but someone tries to kill them. As they follow the trail to Los Angeles, the banker and the sleuth fall in love, but first must insure their respective grandparent is safe from someone willing to kill to insure the real felon remains hidden.
Private investigative screwball romance readers will be pleased with the Wilde LICENSE TO KILL. The story line is part amusement and part dangerous sleuthing with a gender reversal of roles. Charlee and Mason are delightful as opposites falling in love even as they follow the money to Hollywood. The support cast adds wackiness to the mix even those who seem upper crust straight elitists (his side of course) as fans will enjoy this jocular caper on the wild side.
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
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- breaking up gang
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
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
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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