| Clay Carter, a public defender, does not like his job. He comes in every day and defends poor people that everyone knows are guilty. He takes a case of a young man charged with murder. It was just a random street killing. When he starts digging, he finds out that the reason the young man killed the guy could have been because of a medication. He then gets in the middle of a difficult case against one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The case could make him rich. He could become the king of torts. All he has to do is beat the competitors and the pharmaceutical company. Can he do it? | ||
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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 - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - an organization How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes City: - Washington D.C. Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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