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Book Review By BethG
The First Horseman by John Case

Frank Daly is a journalist who has happened on an interesting story. Some scientists went up to Norway to recover some bodies of some long dead miners. It was thought that since the bodies had been frozen that they might still contain a flu virus that could be studied and used to develop antedotes. Unfortunately the scientists get there too late, the bodies have already been taken. Who got them? Daly begins to suspect a group calling themselves The Temple of Light is behind it. But what is their agenda? And do they intend to develop the virus into some kind of bioweapon? His bosses think he's crazy and the FBI won't listen. So only Frank and scientist Annie can track down the cult before they do something devastating.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - cults
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - biology/medical
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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