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International foreign correspondent-turned MI6 agent Bob Newman is out for revenge after he sees a film of his wife Alexis being brutally murdered. He travels across Europe to Scandinavia in search of her killers. His colleagues Tweed and Pete Nield try to locate Newman but also stumble upon a high-profile defector to the Soviets by the name of Adam Procane, but who is he really?
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 20%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 30%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 20%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 30% Time/era of story:    -   1980's-1999 Spying/Terrorism Thriller    -   Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:    -   preventing/finding assassin Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Crime Thriller    -   Yes Who's the terrorist enemy here?    -   spy ring General Crime (including known murderer)    -   Yes Who's the criminal enemy here?    -   finding a known killer

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   spy Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   England/UK    -   France    -   Germany    -   Scandinavia    -   Eastern Europe Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   Russia Ice Caps/Sea?    -   Yes Where?    -   Ocean Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   climbing on trails    -   falling off Forest?    -   Yes Water?    -   Yes Water:    -   pleasure/love boat    -   sail boat Air?    -   Yes Air:    -   passenger plane City?    -   Yes City:    -   London    -   Dirty, dangerous (like New York)    -   dangerous    -   wealthy    -   rude people Misc setting    -   resort/hotel    -   moving train    -   fort/military installation    -   scientific labs    -   fancy mansion

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   vague references    -   descript of kissing    -   descript. of male nudity Unusual forms of death    -   asphyxiation    -   dropped from large heights    -   run over    -   crushed    -   drowned    -   perforation--bullets    -   perforation--swords/knives    -   blunt clubbing (like seals) Unusual form of death?    -   Yes Amount of dialog    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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