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Book Review By Stephen Coombs
Last Light by Andy McNab

Nick Stone, now a down-and-out bum living in a hostel in London, is the mug who does the jobs British Intelligence doesn't want to be associated with for the price of a new shirt. This year he is sent to Panama to carry out an extremely covert assassination, but finds his bosses have lied to him about his mission.


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 - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Who's the terrorist enemy here?

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: - an organization
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - radical right wingers

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Central
Jungles? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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