Synopsis/Details
Susan "Tyger" Blake is a disgraced cop and ex-mother. Now she's a auto mechanic, part-time drunk, and full-time recluse. But a wrecked car gets her wondering about a missing girl. And a fire in the local theater. And a missing old woman. And a dynamited car. And a missing college girl. And a murdered friend. And a missing mother and daughter. Female curiosity and feminist anger make a deadly combination, and she'll run roughshod over anyone who stymies her. As for the chances of getting killed - or redeemed - who cares?.. Original based on my Edgar-Nominated short story.
All Accolades & Coverage
Nominated for an Edgar Award for Short Story. Would have won, but I pointed out it had previously been published online.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rescue
Story Situation:
Deliverance
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Guilt, Intemperance, Penitence, Punishment
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Few
Special Effects:
Minor pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero
Villian Type:
Bully
Stock Character Types:
Boy next door, Girl next door, Town drunk, Tragic hero
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Bad Girl, Detective/Private Eye/Mystery, Film Noir, Hard-boiled Detective, Small-town Life
Equality & Diversity:
Female Centric, Passes Bechdel Test
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
US Independence Day
Relationship Topics:
Endings
Writer Style:
Coen Brothers, Raymond Chandler
