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Swinging Bridges by Tim Teeter

Steve Jones is an 18 year old arrested for three different crimes in three different counties in a period of twenty four hours. Jackson Wright is appointed to represent him on all three matters, including the attempted murder of his brother Jeff Jones.

Jackson interviews all of the witnesses in an attempt to get to the bottom of the case. Two eye witnesses were at the scene of the crime and all evidence seems to be leading Steve Jones down the path to life in prison.

Jackson presents his case for a possible explenation of the matter, but it is the jury that stands a lone to decide Steve's fate.



Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - lawyer creatures
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - prison

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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