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"Babe is a history graduate student and marathon runner - just an ordinary guy, until his brother dies in his arms. Suddenly, he's being hunted, and at the same time hunting for the killer. This book features the most cringe-inducing dental torture scene ever, and is not something you want to read right before you see your dentist. "
Ivy, Resident Scholar
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"Several separate plot strands -- a fatal car crash in Manhattan, a history grad student's classes at Columbia and preparation to run the marathon, the activities of a secret operative who has secrets and double-crosses galore, and a former Nazi dentist's journey from hiding in South America to collect an invaluable booty in the heart of New York City -- take a while to come together in this terrific thriller, but come together they do. The justly famous dental torture scene occupies a fairly small portion of a rich but fast moving plot that also raises issues about McCarthyism and loyalty (family and patriotic). Although the fine movie with Dustin Hoffman, Olivier, and Scheider follows the same basic plot, many of the details are engagingly different."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
- just the right amount
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- London
- dangerous
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey references to torture
How many deaths?
- 1
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
- little dialog
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