"Young merchant banker Tim Ekaterin appoves a 5 million-pound loan to buy the fabulous racehorse Sandcastle for breeding purposes. The risks are high, but so is the potential profit for the bank his great-grandfather founded. His own career is on the line, too. So when the foals are born with inexplicable birth defects, Tim begins to investigate, handling the case like a pro. He begins to suspect that someone is out to sabotage the stud farm where Sandcastle is being kept. But who and why? "
Wayne S. Urben, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Banker
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 10% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- white collar fraud or theft
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- evil corporation/rich guy
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- descript. of other female areas
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- biology/medical
Unusual forms of death
- stampeded
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
