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Book Review By Wendy Taylor
Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin

The Secret Service has only a hint that a terrorist named Witch may have snuck back home. Few believe she even exists, but Dominic Elder is called back from retirement to prove it.

Two eager young detectives from Special Branch, along with the bright 25 year old intelligence technician who chose to read between the lines in discovering the case, accompany Elder in turning over rocks from Paris to Germany and back, gaining an attractive novice Parisienne detective en route. All are on the lookout for this ‘ghost' from Dominic Elder's past, as they follow leads to attempt to discover her target before she makes her hit.

Is it a delegate to the International Summit, or does she, too, have a personal agenda?


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 %

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
City? Yes
City: - London

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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