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Plot Summary of When Sparrows Fall
"    Brad Harris is called back to Oklahoma City after 3 years because his former partner, and ex-lover's father, is murdered. After returning he finds that he is still in love with her and both of their lives are in danger.
    Brad must find a way to keep them both alive and untangle the mystery behind the murder. Neither of these will prove to be an easy task.
    Brad will find a web of lies and deceit that leads to an arm of the Russian Mafia."

Tim Hancock, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of When Sparrows Fall
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - breaking up mobsters
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
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
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Russians
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
The US: - Midwest
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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