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Nine CIA operatives, most of which were attached to Marine units, launch a raid into 1951 "neutral" China to destroy a secret jet engine factory. Getting in was the easy part. Getting out becomes a nightmare, as they face not only the enemy, but one of their own who has become a delusional, uncontrolable, pre-historic thinking madman. Should they kill him and leave him behind or follow the Marine Creed, "We bring out our wounded" and risk the loss of the survivors. This is real midnight oil burner.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 40%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 10%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 10% Tone of story    -   scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) Time/era of story:    -   1930's-1950's Spying/Terrorism Thriller    -   Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:    -   main char. spying/sabotage Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book War-time military intelligence mission?    -   Yes Search for technology?    -   special plane

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   navy soldier Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Race    -   White/American

Setting

Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   China Water?    -   Yes Water:    -   drowning City?    -   Yes City:    -   dangerous Misc setting    -   moving train

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately detailed references to deaths A lot of techno jargon?    -   Yes Unusual forms of death    -   perforation--bullets    -   perforation--swords/knives    -   exploded into bits Unusual form of death?    -   Yes Amount of dialog    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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