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"Todd & David have been friends/enemies since childhood. They find themselves entangled in a plot of revenge, gone bad. And when someone comes up dead, who's to blame? "
Bobby Ruble, Resident Scholar
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"David wanted to be a friend to his next door neighbor, but his neighbor was jealous of the good home life that David had so he pretended to be David's friend. When these two boys got older, the friend tried to steal from David. They then became enemies. Later in life, David decided to get even with his old childhood friend. Suddenly David's wife comes up dead. The Detective's Joe and Eddy have to solve the crime of who killed David's wife."
R.J. Haber, Resident Scholar
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"David Joseph Epstein is a classic detailed study of one man's obsessive compulsion for vengeance that is so overwhelming that he destroys himself and almost everyone in his sphere of friends and acquaintances. The fact that many of these minor characters are almost as bad as him is reinforces the lengths he goes to claim his vengeance and the damage he does to the few good folks in this 371-page novel.
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Kevin Tipple, Resident Scholar
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"Have No Mercy
By Bobby Ruble
Greed, deceit and murder are the three main ingredients in “Have No Mercy.” There is more than one crime committed, however. Crimes without bodies, crimes against spouses, crimes within the law for which there are no penalties. Although it's not obvious in the beginning, all major characters seem to have an ulterior motive for most of their actions.
Ann thinks she has landed the perfect husband, one whose money and social position is exactly what she has always expected. David thinks he has the perfect wife, one who is brilliant, beautiful and loyal. Both are disappointed.
Todd needs money; Rennie needs a home and children. Theirs could be the ideal marriage, but their money and house do not make a home. They are childless, and not a single other need is fulfilled.
I usually try to guess what is going to happen in a suspense novel. For those of you who think you can figure out what's going to happen before the end, you will be in for a surprise. Bobby Ruble has no mercy.
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Joan Moore Lewis, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 25%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession?
- doctors/patients
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- psychiatrist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Water?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
Sex
Yes
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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