Excellent suspenser in which four world leaders are scheduled to travel by train from Paris to Vienna for a peace summit. Two evil organisations are out to hijack the train and destabilise Europe for the own right-wing and communist interests - who will get to the politicians first? It is up to British secret agents Martel and Tweed, in his first outing, to stop the threat. | ||
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 descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - nazis Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - France - Germany - Switzerland Forest? Yes Water? Yes Water: - pleasure/love boat - sail boat - scuba under - drowning Air? Yes Air: - passenger plane City? Yes City: - London - dangerous - wealthy - Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Small town? Yes Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Misc setting - resort/hotel - moving train - fort/military installation Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - dropped from large heights - diced - run over - drowned - decapitated - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |