| Plot Summary of One, Two, What Did Daddy Do? |
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" E.J. Pugh, wife and mother of two and mildly successful romance novelist begins her career as an amateur sleuth when her friends and neighbors, the Lesters, are late for carpool. She enters their home to dicover most of the Lester family has been brutally murdered at the hands of the family patriarch, Roy Lester, who apparently took his own life afterwards. The only survivor is four year old Bessie, whom E.J. Takes custody of.
E.J. knows Roy would have never murdered his wife and children. She begins her search to discover who had a grudge against the Lesters, without the help of her wise-cracking pre-teen son, Graham; her pre-school age daughter, Megan; and most of all, her husband Willis and Black Cat Ridge, Texas detective Elena Luna, who both insist she needs to keep her nose out of the investigation. Of course, E.J. takes that as a challenge to dig even deeper into the Lesters' private lives.
As E.J. digs deeper, she is threatened with house arrest by Det. Luna; once again told not to get involved, this time by her somewhat overbearing mother-in-law Vera (Mrs. Pugh to E.J.); and a violent assault by two hitmen that E.J. stops by using a kitchen knife block. The true killer then decides it is finally time to step in."
Joe Burkholder, 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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- very humorous
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
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
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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