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Book Review By BethG
Night Passage by Robert B. Parker

Jesse Stone, recently fired from the LAPD for drinking on the job, takes a job as a police chief in a small Massachusetts town. But all is not right in Paradise. In a town with no violence, a murder happens within a few days of his arrival. And the mayor seems to have something to hide.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Misc. Murder Plotlets -
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - radical right wingers
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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