| Patrick McClanahan and Brad Elliott, the secret heroes of the Flight of the Old Dog, are on the front lines of the drug war, fighting in a new organization, the Border Security Force, created by a Coast Guard admiral. For a long time it seems that this approach to fighting smugglers is tremendously successful...But nobody can predict what a rogue Cuban colonel and his group of well-equipped pilots will do in order to get their drugs through...A thrilling look at a new way to fight the war on drugs... | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: War Thriller Yes Armed Forces: - Navy - Special Forces - Coast Guard Specific to - near future war Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 50 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins Setting United States Yes The US: - Southeast The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Mexico - The Caribbean - South Misc setting - fort/military installation - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - military technology Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - drowned - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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