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Plot Summary of Cover Story
"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?"
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar

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Plot

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
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - diplomat
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - KGB
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex 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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