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Book Review By Ben Noonan
Hidden Agendas - Net Force by Tom Clancy

      Alex Michaels, Head of FBI's Net Force, is at it again. A corrupt senator, Thomas Hughes, is convincing a small country in Africa to grant all mining rights to him, in turn stealing millions of dollars from the small country of Guinea-Bassau.
      While Hughes is in Africa, his henchman, Platt, unleashes terror on the internet, releasing information about the transport of nuclear materials.
      MIchaels and the rest of Net Force must work to stop the terror on the internet, and bring Hughes to justice.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Search for technology?

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - electrical engineering
Unusual forms of death - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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