Mitch McDeere graduates third in his class at Harvard Law School. He looks like he's headed for Wall Street or Washington D.C. He surprisingly joins a firm in Memphis, Bendini, Lambert, and Locke. They offer him a BMW, nice money, and a house. It's going to be great. Then, two of the partners die in a diving accident in Grand Cayman. One of the firm's proudest things is that no one has ever resigned. Mitch thinks it's a little suspicious. Then, one night when he is eating dinner, an FBI man named Tarrence tells him that the firm is spying on him. Tarrence meets him many more times. Each time he tells him a little bit more. Mitch learns who the firm's people really are. He is terrified. He wants to quit, but he knows he will get killed. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Legal Thriller Yes Legal Plotlets descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 % Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - US mafia How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Deep South The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - The Caribbean City? Yes City: - dangerous - New Orleans Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |