| Lost Soldiers is about a man named Brandon Condley, a Vietnam War veteran working for the U.S. government to find the remains of men MIA since the war ended. In his most recent case he finds a body incorrectly paired with a set of dog tags. As he searches for the answers he is caught up in a whirlwind of traitors, drug trafficking, and murder. Beside him throughout his travels in Asia is a government scientist working to identify the bodies and a Vietnamese friend forced into a path of hired killing. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical 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 - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Setting United States Yes The US: - California Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Southeast Asia Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts Unusual forms of death - decapitated Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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