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" Jack Reacher went down to Georgia, to see a Jazz muscian, and within ten minutes, he was arrested for murder. He and another man are thrown in jail for a weekend, and in that time, are nearly killed twice. Reacher gets out of jail, and proves that he couldn't have killed one of the men, because one of them is his brother, Joe Reacher.
Reacher finds on his brother a piece of a paper that says E Unum Puberius, which means out of the one comes many. The sherif that arrested Reacher is soon found dead, and the man Reacher went to jail with goes missing.
Reacher knows something big is going on.With the help of two police officers, Reacher uncovers a conterfeting scam."
Ryan, 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 - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Murder of certain profession?
- the rich!
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
- Big focus on autopsies
Kind of investigator
- skilled 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:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- rednecks
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- licking
- descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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