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Book Review By Jacob Hurt
Op Center: Acts of War by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik

One of Op-Center's ideas finally comes to fruition: the Regional Op-Center. While on trials in Turkey, the crew is witness to an attack on a Turkish dam, which turns out to be the first step in a carefully planned plot by Kurdish rebels. And in a shocking, swift moment, the ROC crew finds themselves hostages...with seemingly no way out...An action-packed thrill ride, true to the from of this series...


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
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 - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Arab terrorists

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
Europe Yes
European country: - Turkey
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Arabia
Misc setting - prison - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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