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"Former FBI profiler Terry McCaleb is now retired following a heart transplant and when homicide detective Jaye Winston approaches him asking for his help on a murder investigation Terry's wife Graciela is none too pleased. But McCaleb cannot deny the urge to return to his old life, and against his better judgement he becomes involved in the investigation, which involves owls, old paintings and an old colleague of McCaleb's - homicide detective Harry Bosch."
Stephen Coombs, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of A Darkness More Than Night |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- best friend
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- character killed during/after sexing
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
- Big focus on forensic evidence
- Big focus on autopsies
- Killer purposely leaves clues
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- minority/women/homosexual issues
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- retiree
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- dangerous
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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