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"The Expendability Doctrine, the first novel in the Inspector Hawthorne series, is about Hawthorne's investigation into the murder of wealthy oil developer Keith Connors and the international intrigues which surround both it and the victim's wife.
Hilary Connors, a separated alcoholic, in the seaside town of Andall, is duped into taking part in a plan to murder her husband Keith. Set against the background of an international fuel crisis, the contract assassination is carried out professionally and goes according to plan. Hilary makes her escape to Libya where she is supposed to meet her lover and accomplice, Christopher Delatouche. In Tripoli, she attends a meeting of oil speculators and witnesses the murder of a White House official. This killing draws the attention of the Libyan authorities to Hilary. She is taken to gaol where she experiences the severest of prison conditions and narrowly escapes the infamous Abu Sleem massacre.
During his investigation, Hawthorne rules out several suspects. It soon becomes clear to him that the key to Keith's murder must lie in his past. A range of experts inform Hawthorne that it was Keith Connors, personally, who advised oil companies to employ ruthless tactics in order to secure the land they needed for drilling. Keith's sinister work went further than that. It mathematically justified taking thousands of innocent lives in return for delivering oil to the US economy. Keith called his brutal plan The Expendability Doctrine.
Ambassador Whittler and Keith Connors had to die because they publicised the existence of the doctrine. It is Major Carter's role to safeguard the doctrine's secrecy and he employed Brydale to silence Connors and Whittler. It suits Brydale, the murderer, to leave clues implicating Hilary.
Inspector Hawthorne understands why Keith was murdered. He realises the evidence he needs belongs to Keith's solicitor, Brian Cardman. A battle of wills develops between the policeman and the solicitor. Hawthorne triumphs using his knowledge of the solicitor collecting illegal pornography.
Finally, Major Carter resolves to rescue Hilary. "
Patrick Mackeown, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
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....
- commit white collar fraud or con
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- stolen goods organization
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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