| Lord John Grey is an officer in the British military in 1757, at home in London for a brief bit of leave before reassignment. Things start out badly when in a public restroom with Joseph Trevelyan, his cousin's fiancé, Grey glimpses evidence that Trevelyan has contracted syphilis. If Trevelyan indeed has syphilis, Grey can't allow him to marry his cousin, but Grey needs to be absolutely certain of what he has seen before doing anything rash like ending the betrothal.
Grey goes to his friend and fellow military officer, Harry Quarry, for advice and help in investigating the matter. In exchange, Quarry asks Grey for help in investigating a possible spy among their military division. But things get much worse--and much more complicated!--when the spy turns up dead without the military documents which he stole and Trevelyan is seen sneaking out of a brothel dressed as a woman! Grey must figure out who killed the spy and what happened to the military documents, as well as what kind of man Trevelyan really is! | ||
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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 - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % War-time military intelligence mission? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - use of artificial tools - descript. of breasts - descript. of male nudity - homosexuals doing their thing Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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