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| Plot Summary of Dangerous Lady |
"The life of Maura Ryan, from her childhood years in the early 1950s right up to 1985 where throughout her life, influenced by her parents, she takes on London's biggest gangster figures. But all mobsters get their come-uppance, and in order to get herself out of trouble with a rival West End mob she has to engineer the biggest gold bullion robbery of its time. To add to her problems, Maura is romantically involved with a policeman . . ."
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Dangerous Lady |
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Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
- very humorous
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
- criminals killing each other
- Get treasure/money from another criminal
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- vigilante getting revenge
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- long lived adults
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- gangs
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- run over
- crushed
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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