| Harry Addison's cushy LA lifestyle is turned upside down after a telephone call from his long estranged brother, David, a priest at the Vatican. Having learned of his brother's death after the phone call, Harry travels to Rome to bring back the body for a proper burial. It is during this period that his life takes on nightmarish proportions as he inadverdently becomes involved in murder, policical and religious clandestine operations, the behind the scenes plans for the decline of another country by those whose reputations are normally above suspicion. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - depressing/sad - Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Profession/status: Has special powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: Eccentric: Yes The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - California Europe Yes European country: - Italy Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - China Farm/Ranch? Yes Misc setting - sewers/subways Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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