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Dead Ringer 2 by F. Eugene Barber

Sammy Ito is a Marine Sgt. on duty in the Caribbean--he is a sniper and has been sent to eliminate drug cartel leaders. He is half Japanese--his mother's ancestry is Swedish. He kidnapps the cartel leader and the leader's neice only to discover he has the wrong girl, she is an American citizen from New Jersey--visiting her uncle. She does not know he is a drug cartel leader.

Sammy and his fellow marines make a run for the mountains near the Brazilian border--he finally discovers he has the wrong girl--they fall in love.

Sammy is captured and torured--he escapes. His spleen is ruptured and he gets a medical discharge. He goes to work for a clandestine agency and is trained to go undercover in an embassy in South America.


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 - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
Jungles? Yes

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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