| In Andy McNab's seventh fictional novel, Nick Stone takes on a job as a minder for Jerry, a newspaper photographer in Baghdad. After the two meet in Sarajevo, Eastern Europe during the war years, they meet in Washington DC. Jerry is after a photograph of an Islamic fundamentalist who is intent on fighting a consumer war rather than a killing war. Nuhanovic, this man, is very elusive, and Jerry expects to find him in Baghdad.
After encounters with the US Army and terrorists, the two find out that Nuhanovic is back in Eastern Europe - just outside Sarajevo. As the two travel through mountainous terrain, aided by Nuhanovic's men they hold out against terrorists in a cave. As they close in on Nuhanovic, Nick Stone realises something about the man, a man he observed in the Bosnian war, which could change the whole mission... | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical 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 - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 % Who's the terrorist enemy here? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power The antagonists are: - Islamic Fundamentalists How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Mountains/Cliffs Yes Mountains: - climbing on trails City? Yes City: - dangerous Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Unusual forms of death - crushed Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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