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Bantam, Jan 2002, 5.99, 400 pp.
ISBN: 055358328X
Part time private investigator Trade Ellis owns and manages the Vaca Grande Ranch near La Cienega, Arizona. To supplement her income, Trade accepts cases, but is very particular as to what she chooses.
Bartender Quinta Ortiz, the daughter of Trade's ranch foreman, introduces the sleuth to Josie Moraga, a regular at the Riata Bar. Josie asks Trade to visit her mother Lourdes Escamilla to discuss a case. Lourdes pleads with Trade to find her grandson fourteen-year-old Eduardo Gallegos who escaped from Los Hijos detention center along with one other teen Antonio Bernini. A third escapee Congressman Bowen's son died during the flight. Trade says she cannot help Lourdes, but agrees to accompany her to a meeting with the Los Hijos officials. However, the actions and reactions of the Los Hijos crowd is so out of character, Trade changes her mind and begins searching for a frightened adolescent.
CRACK SHOT is an exciting private investigative tale that contains several twists and turns that keep the audience guessing as to the identity of the villain. The story line retains the reader's attention because the diverse support cast (from a recently widowed Congressman to an escaped teen prisoner) provides the intensity to the plot that enables Trade to appear as a real person. As she has done with previous Trade novels (see THE LAST SONG DOGS; THE SPORTING CLUB; and RODE HARD, PUT AWAY DEAD), Sinclair Browning provides fans with another fascinating novel.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, 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 - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- law enforcement gone bad
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
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
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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