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| Plot Summary of The Ghost Walker |
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"In a Wyoming blizzard, Father John O'Malley stumbles onto a corpse dumped in a ditch. When he returns with the police, it has vanished. His Arapaho neighbors on Wind River Reservation fearfully tell him the person's ghost will wander the world causing mischief until it is properly buried.
With a sinking heart, Father John learns a young Arapaho, Marcus Deppert, has vanished from the reservation. Marcus had spent time in federal prison for drug dealing, and Father John fears he may be in trouble again. He searches for the young man while simultaneously looking for a way to save St. Francis Mission, where he is head pastor. He has learned the Jesuits plan to sell the mission to a development company, the Z Group, that wants to build a recreation center.
Meanwhile, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden visits her estranged daughter, Susan, who is living on a ranch with three white men. Susan is obviously addicted to drugs, and Vicky fears the men are operating a drug ring. Father John wonders if the men are somehow responsible for Marcus's disapperance, especially after Marcus's former girlfriend is murdered. Vicky and Father John work together to save Susan and to expose the drug ring. They find evidence the Z Group could be involved. The closer they get to the truth, the more they put their own lives in danger."
Felicia Jordan, 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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
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?
- 60%
Murder of certain profession?
- criminals
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- local police w/ IQ of a houseplant
Kind of investigator
- American Indian mystery
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- life in that culture
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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