High finance, the jewelry & gem trade, and greed are the hallmarks of this FABULOUS book. High energy and excitement, along with suspense and international intrigue keep you riveted until the final page! | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very upbeat - How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - big business leader(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: - Northeast Europe Yes European country: - Switzerland City? Yes City: - New York Misc setting - resort/hotel - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of sex Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |