| The United States has a highly placed spy in the Russian Government and must try to beat the KGB to him. His codename is CARDINAL. It is during the peace talks of the Cold War, and as the raveling plot unfolds, you'll see that there is more to the story than rescuing an agent. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated 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 - 60 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Search for technology? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 60's-90's Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - KGB Setting United States Yes The US: - Southeast - Midwest Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - Eastern Europe Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Russia - The 'stans Mountains/Cliffs Yes Mountains: - climbing on trails Water? Yes Water: - lifeboat - submarining Air? Yes Air: - passenger plane Misc setting - prison - fort/military installation - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - lesbians! - actual description of sex A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - military technology Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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