| Charlie Ochs has lived as a lobster fisherman for twenty years carefully guarding his secret past. Charlie was born Blake Wrightman. In college in the sixties, he was a part of a radical group which advocated the use of violence to protest the Vietnamese War. The group set a bomb to damage an ROTC building. Unfortunately, something went wrong and the timer was delayed and an innocent child was killed. Charlie and the rest of the group went underground. Twenty years later, at Charlie's wedding, he is tracked down by a dying FBI agent determined to bring the killers to justice. Charlie has the choice of turning himself in, or turning in his accomplices. He chooses self preservation and begins a cross country hunt for his former cohorts. | ||
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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 - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 40's-50's How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Mid-Atlantic states The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Canada 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 breasts Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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