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| Plot Summary of A Touch of Death |
"A TOUCH OF DEATH was published in 1954.
Lee Scarborough has kidnapped Mrs. Butler, the wife of a bank director who just stole $120,000 from the local bank. Lee suspects Mrs. Butler killed her husband and hidden the money. So does the police. Lee wants all the money and, in exchange, promises to help Mrs. Butler leave the state. But it seems that the smart Mrs. Butler is manipulating Lee. Anyway, she doesn't hesitate to kill her husband's mistress in cold blood right in front of him."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of A Touch of Death |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Forest?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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