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Plot Summary of Janus Man
"This is one of the earlier novels in a series featuring Tweed and his team of spies with the SIS. Tweed thinks he has a traitor among his spy chiefs and goes to Germany where one of his top agents has been betrayed and murdered. As usual the enemy is looking for a way to kill Tweed. This time they entice him to the home of philanthropist Dr. Berlin. Tweed is not so naïve however, and has made himself a target to draw out the traitor. Tweed then discovers a Russian plot to bring enough heroin into the country to make England vulnerable to defeat. As usual Forbes gives his readers a fast-paced thriller which is enjoyable if you don't read too many at once as he tends to recycle his thrills and spills."
Penny , Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Janus Man
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Plot

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




Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - stopping a saboteur/spy
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - generic terrorists

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
The antagonists are: - communists

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Eastern Europe

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
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