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" This is the first of the Billy Chaka series of novels. Billy is the ace reporter of "Youth in Asia", Cleveland's hottest-selling Asian teen magazine. Billy has come to Tokyo to cover the 19 and Under Handicapped Martial Arts Championship, and to meet his friend and B-Movie director, Sato Migusho. When Sato is found murdered, Billy takes it upon himself to find the killer.
This starts a whirlwind of events, as Billy finds himself brawling with Yakuza mobsters, chasing geisha through the streets of Tokyo, duking it out in an upscale corporate sex club, and racing through the streets of Tokyo on a stolen motorcycle.
This fast-paced story takes the story from the glitz of Tokyo's Ginza, to the sex-club laced streets of Kabuki-cho. The hero is cynical yet sensitive, and has a full arsenal of martial arts moves. "
Glenn Yatabe, 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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- nearly 100%
Murder of certain profession?
- actors/producers/directors
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
- Male
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Japan
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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