| Crawford Sloane is the lead anchorman at CBA news. One day his wife, son, and father are kidnapped by terrorists. The news crew feels they can do a better job with their resources and contacts of finding out who the terrorists are and where they took Sloane's family, than can the FBI. So Harry Partridge leads up a team of crack TV people, who search for clues throughout the northeast to try to find out who took Sloane's family and why. The trail leads them across the country and ultimately to South America, where drug lords known as the Shining Path are trying to overthrow the Peruvian government. How can Harry Partridge find out where the hostages are and how to get them out? The news crew comes through, with a very dramatic rescue at the end. | ||
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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 - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - South Jungles? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Unusual forms of death - decapitated Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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