| One night, Justice Rosenberg, the most liberal of the supreme court, and Justice Jensen, the most conservative, are killed. Why would someone kill the most liberal and the most conservative. It couldn't have been political. The FBI have no clues. Darby Shaw, a law student at Tulane, writes a brief. She figures out a connection betweent the two judges. Her brief is a very crazy idea, but it is all they have. She almost gets killed in a car bomb. Somebody found out about her brief. She contacts a reporter at the Washington Post. She tells him about her brief. He thinks that it could be the biggest story since Watergate. They run together, trying not to get killed. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat - Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Legal Thriller Yes Legal Plotlets Main Character Gender - Female 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 - revenge How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Deep South City? Yes City: - Washington D.C. - New Orleans 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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