A thrilling action-adventure featuring England's finest spies Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman. In this classic Forbes suspenser, the Chinese are planning a massive silent invasion of the UK using the latest in military technology - stealth warships, with the aid of a renegade British Army brigadier. Tweed and colleagues race across Europe to prevent the invasion and uncover a secret as to who is helping the bad guys plan the invasion. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical 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 - 0 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 % Search for technology? 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: - Chinese Setting Europe Yes European country: - Switzerland - England/UK - France - Germany - Scandinavia Ice Caps/Sea? Yes Where? - Ocean Forest? Yes Water? Yes Water: - pleasure/love boat - sail boat - warship - lost at sea - scuba under - drowning Air? Yes Air: - passenger plane Island? Yes Island: - on vacation Small town? Yes Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle Misc setting - resort/hotel - moving train - fort/military installation - scientific labs - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - military technology Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - poisoning - dropped from large heights - frying (electrocuted) - run over - drowned - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives - blunt clubbing (like seals) Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |