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| Plot Summary of Fear Of The Dark |
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"In 1956 Watts, Paris Minton is the owner of a used bookstore where he barely squeaks out a living. In this, the third entry in the Fearless Jones series, Minton has trouble come his way right from the start. His cousin Ulysses "Useless" S. Grant IV shows up at his shop, and is in caught up in scheme that's gotten out of control. After refusing to get involved with "Useless", A sultry young white woman shows up at Mintons shop named Jessa. The well-endowed Minton has his mighty menber massaged by Jessa, and they are soon on the floor having sex. Before long, Jessa's husband "Tiny" shows up and he not pleased. Minton runs for his life, leaving the store behind. He goes to see Fearless Jones. After chatting with him for a while, they head back to the store to find Tiny dead on the floor from a gunshot. This sets the story in motion as Fearless takes care of disposing Tiny's body. But there is more trouble for Minton when his aunt Three Hearts shows up. Minton can't resist so Minotn and Fearless Jones make their way through the pool halls, dive bars, and small business of Watts to find Ulysses and clear Minton of killing Tiny."
Bobby Blades, 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 - 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?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- searching for missing person
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Race
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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