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"The Hawk, aka Colonel Mackenzie Hawkins, or in this outing Big Chief Thunderhead, is back! In this excellent comedy thriller which would also make a rib-tickling movie, the Hawk (after having infiltrated an Indian tribe called the Wopotamis) goes to the US Supreme Court by claiming back the state of Nebraska on behalf of the Wopotamis! How does he manage? A protocol from 1878 found in a dusty archive. As he hatches his devious plan, his old adversary is back, lawyer Sam Deveraux. With the assistance of Jennifer Redwing, a Native American, and assorted colleagues, they do all they can to stop the Hawk once again before he threatens national security - remember Strategic Air Command is on the land the Wopotamis want back! And so the hilarity begins. Ludlum proves his versatility once again in a unique novel which contains an arrant sense of wild, madcap humour throughout!"
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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"A former military commander, General McKenzie Hawkins a.k.a madman the hawk, stumbles on a document granting the state of Nebraska to the Wopotami indians. Armed with this evidence the hawk transforms himself into Chief Thunderhead of the Wopotami and drags in successful lawyer Sam Devereur to argue the case at the supreme court.The thriller explodes when the US government takes on the challenge to defend its military installation in Nebraska(SAC),its pride and mostly to defend its supremacy."
Goodwill Mathonsi, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very humorous
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- civil suit to get justice
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
- 60's-90's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- is very quick
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
The antagonists are:
- government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Prairie?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- dangerous
- wealthy
- rude people
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- fort/military installation
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 5-7
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- descript. of breasts
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- fright
- run over
- flamed
- drowned
- impaled
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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