| Private investigator Alo Nudger, has been hired to find the a banker indicted for his wife's murder. The courts believe that this banker killed his wife for the financial gain of her insurance policy. But there is no body. The banker is way too sure of himself and this bothers his attorney. Despite all odds, the jury finds the man not guilty. Then, the banker's murdered body is discovered. The intricate details slowly unravel as Nudger stays on the case despite the trial verdict. Nudger discovers his friend is dead after getting too close to the real truth. Before Nudger can contact proper authorities with his friend's discoveries, Nudger himself is being held at gunpoint. His captor takes him to the secluded house where the first murder took place. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Special suspect? - lover Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - Get treasure/money from another criminal Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 % Crime Thriller Yes Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - flamed - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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