| This story begin in a police station where two policeman was working overtime where one policeman bring in grocery thief while the other bring nine basketball players. Suddenly a person from the prison draws a knife and treaten to kill another thief. There was a dead girl found sprawled near a park bench not seven blocks from the police station. Detectives Carella and Brown soon discover the girl has a most unusual past. Meanwhile, the late-nightnews tracks the exploits of The Cookie Boy, a professional thief who leaves his calling card--a box of chocolate chip cookies--at the scene of each score. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat - How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Misc. Murder Plotlets - Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - gangs How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting City? Yes City: - New York Misc setting - prison Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death A lot of techno jargon? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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