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Plot Summary of The Partner
"A crooked lawyer steals ninety million dollars from his own law firm. Now he has been found, after four years, in the Brazilian jungle. The main character, Patrick, is caught up in his own lies."
Vincent, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Partner
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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 - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - near future
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets - story of crooked lawyer

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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