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Book Review By Nick Warren
This United State by Colin Forbes

The British Prime Minister is assassinated and an attempt is made on the CIA Director's life. British spies Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman are called in and discover a massive conspiracy so incredible they will do all they can to prevent it. Meanwhile, London is paralysed by several terrorist attacks and scores of Americans are entering the country to solve the problem but is there a link?


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
War-time military intelligence mission? Yes
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
Search for technology?

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France - Germany - Switzerland
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat - warship - drowning
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
City? Yes
City: - London - rude people
Misc setting - moving train - fort/military installation - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - dropped from large heights - run over - drowned - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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