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Plot Summary of The Stone Leopard
"Marc Grelle, prefect of the Paris police, uncovers plans by hardline saboteurs to overthrow the government of France."
Morten Givskov, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Stone Leopard
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - power struggle within govt between two factions - main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - French
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
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
United States Yes
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France - Germany

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - run over
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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