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Let's Stalk Rex Jupiter! is a debut novella written by Allison A. Spector. It is a comedy, written in the style of a farce. It was published by 1888 & Black Hill Press 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1888 - Center )〕 in 2015 as part of their annual Summer Writing Project (SWP). Let's Stalk Rex Jupiter is one of three novellas that were accepted for publication as part of the SWP in the Summer of 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1888 - Summer Writing Project )〕 The story primarily takes place in Bellingham, Washington. The Summer Writing Project is an annual collaboration between 1888 and JukePop〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=JukePop - Discover Free Books, Fiction, Stories and Serials )〕 that advocates writing and supports reading. This joint venture presents authors with the opportunity to craft their novellas one chapter at a time with immediate quantitative and qualitative feedback from their readers, while also broadcasting their words to an audience eager for the next great storyteller. == Plot summary == Trouble is afoot in the Evergreen Jungle. The mysterious masked Paladin is stealing the books of Rex Jupiter, a ubiquitously offensive author who is known to reside in Bellingham, WA. No one knows who Rex really is, or what he looks like, because he has never made an in-person appearance throughout his prolific and controversial career. When Rex announces that he will be appears live at a local bookstore, the Paladin decides to lead a mob of angry conservatives to protest against him. Meanwhile, eccentric detective Marian Krause is confronted with an obituary indicating that she is dead. Marian is baffled and intrigued. She resolves to solve the mystery. She soon begins to believe that Rex may be involved. The local Druids of Bellingham also find Rex's insensitive articles offensive and resolve to punish him. They are just several of the disgruntled interest groups that wish Rex Jupiter ill. Other factions that wish Rex harm include- the religious right, leftist radicals, hippies, hipsters, feminists, gun-owners, and a scorned housewife. The story uses contemporary references and humor to address themes of political polarization and group-think. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Let's Stalk Rex Jupiter!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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