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"Book #8 of the Dick Hardesty Mystery Series finds protagonist Dick Hardesty and his partner Jonathan taking a much-needed vacation to New York City to visit Dick's ex-partner Chris and Chris' new partner Max, who are involved in an off-Broadway show. When Ron Pierce, one of the show's leads and lover of the production's playwrite is murdered a few days before Dick and Jonathan's arrival, Tait Duncan, the founder of the company, hires Dick not to find the killer so much as to rule out anyone from the theater being involved.
1980s New York as seen through the eyes of first-time visitor and always enthusiastic Jonathan adds flavor to story as Dick tries to eliminate possible suspects, including the dead actor's understudy, the playwrite, Tait's 'personal assistant' and Tait himself.
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Roger Margason, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Murder of certain profession?
- actors/producers/directors
Kind of investigator
- hard boiled/private eye
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- homosexuals doing their thing
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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