| Young merchant banker Tim Ekaterin appoves a 5 million-pound loan to buy the fabulous racehorse Sandcastle for breeding purposes. The risks are high, but so is the potential profit for the bank his great-grandfather founded. His own career is on the line, too. So when the foals are born with inexplicable birth defects, Tim begins to investigate, handling the case like a pro. He begins to suspect that someone is out to sabotage the stud farm where Sandcastle is being kept. But who and why? | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - evil corporation/rich guy Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - descript. of other female areas A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - stampeded Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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