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Book Review By Manda
Fatal Tide by Iris Johansen

Melis Nemid would be happy staying on her own island and taking care of her two rescued dolphins, Pete and Susie. Unfortunately, her foster father brings trouble to her in the form of an obsessed weapons runner by the name of Archer. Her fater, Philip, has engineered a new type of weapon that can be used to create mass destruction and look like an accident even under scrutiny. When Philip gets himself killed, Archer comes looking for the weapon information from Melis. Fortunately, Philip has contacted Jed Kelby, a former SEAL to help Melis. There is a catch though, Kelby wants Melis to find a sunken city that Philip reasearched, and in return he will help her with Archer. After 3 deaths and much emotional torture the two finally trust each other and get moving on the search.


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 - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Search for technology?

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat - scuba under
Island? Yes
Island: - Caribbean Island

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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