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Book Review By ryan mellish
Hammerheads by Dale Brown

Admiral Ian Hardcastle creates the "Border Security Force", or Hammerheads. They take on drug smugglers using modified V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft and converted oil platforms.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Navy - Special Forces - Coast Guard
Specific to - near future war
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 50 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - The Caribbean - Central
Water? Yes
Water: - warship
Air? Yes
Air: - warplane
Island? Yes
Island: - Caribbean Island
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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