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Plot Summary of Cat Spitting Mad
"Captain Max Harper of the Molina Point, CA, PD is being framed for the murders of two of his horseback riding friends. The folks setting him up are criminals he put away, plus a few other accomplices. There was a third person with the two murdered horseback riders, a little girl who got away and hid in the ruins of the old Pamillon estate, a crumbling Victorian-era mansion. Then, one of the conspirators kidnapped her, locked her up in a basement, and the cat investigators (Joe Grey, Dulcie, and Kit) find her, call a human to their rescue, and get the little girl away from the bad guys. The little girl's testimony exhonorates Captain Harper. "
Ann, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Cat Spitting Mad
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Plot

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




Tone of story - very humorous
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator - dog/cat investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - animal antics
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50'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: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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