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Book Review By Tracey Ray
London Bridges by James Patterson

Special Agent Alex Cross is facing his deadliest nemesis ever. The Wolf. No one knows his name or exactly what he looks like. They only know the destruction he leaves behind and that he used to be Russian KGB and head of the Red Mafia.

The Wolf is blackmailing France and New York to name but a couple of locations. He threatens that thousands will die if his outrageous ransom is not paid, and has given world leaders a mere four days to comply. He has proven himself already when he demolished a small town, population three hundred. It was wiped off the face of the earth.

Not only is Cross challenged by The Wolf, but now The Weasel, Jeffry Shaffer. The Weasel went on a murderous spree in Washington, D.C. and once kidnapped Cross's fiance' but he escaped. He's back now. He's working for The Wolf. Cross must wind his way through the maze of crooked law enforcement officials, false leads, and impersonators in order to stop these two maniacs.



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 - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - revenge
The antagonists are: - KGB
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Unusual forms of death - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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