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 |