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| Plot Summary of The Stockholm Syndicate |
"Jules Beaurain heads the clandestine anti-terrorist organisation TELESCOPE. In their greatest challenge yet, the Belgium-based organisation is pitted against the Syndicate, a corrupt group of renegade industrialists bent on destabilising Europe by means of terrorist attacks. The TELESCOPE organisation travels to Sweden to investigate after evidence pinpoints the Syndicate there."
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Stockholm Syndicate |
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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 - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- evil corporation/billionaire
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Germany
- Scandinavia
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- Ocean
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
- swimming on
- scuba under
- drowning
Air?
Yes
Air:
- passenger plane
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- rude people
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- moving train
- fort/military installation
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- run over
- flamed
- 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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