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" After service with the New York Police Department and the Army in Cuba the position as Constable of Covens Hollow provided Kirk Van Pelt a comfortable semi-retired lifestyle. His glass eye, the result of battle wounds, was the only detriment to his career as a playboy.
Kirk is sent to the Nevada boomtown of Tonopah in pursuit of a bank thief. His mission is to return the scoundrel and the stolen funds. Various misadventures place him in a romantic relationship with a bordello piano player and in a cooperative arrangement with the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. To futher complicate his task, he must solve a murder case for an incompetent sheriff.
A jilted romance speeds his return to Covens Hollow and Kirk accepts employment as a Pinkerton operative. His first assignment returns him to the west and involves train robberies in Colorado. The investigation moves through the high mountains of Silverton and Creede where he leaves a trail of dead outlaws and encounters old acquaintances from Tonopah with unexpected results."
Allen P. Bristow, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- 1900-1920's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- catching thief
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
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
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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