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"It's five years after 9/11 and Osama bin Laden is dead, so his brother has taken charge of al Qaida. They've learned to work smarter, not harder. Saad bin Laden has updated their core religious philosophy to eliminate the emphasis on suicide, thereby ensuring that the pool of devoted al Qaida terrorists remains constant. The al Qaida network has increased global drug trafficking activities in order to raise funds and has spent those funds on increased WMD development. They've also recruited American terrorists, so ethnic profiling isn't such a sure thing anymore. They plan to unleash their biological weapon of mass destruction — known as “the Phoenix” — in various cities in America's Heartland while the nation celebrates its independence.
As part of the U.S. government's secret Phoenix Task Force, Army officer Matt Garret and government scientist Annie Stewart are sent to Costa Rica to work undercover and infiltrate the al Qaida Phoenix operative. Being past lovers, Matt and Annie have a familiarity and a bond that serves them well in this adventure. Working so closely together rekindles their feelings for each other.
With only seven days before the Phoenix attack is unleashed, Matt and Annie must hurry to find useful information without giving themselves away or endangering their lives. They -- and the U.S. Government -- are only aware of the foreign terrorists working for al Quaida. Learning that al Quaida has recruited young white America men is a shocking revelation that they can use to save lives."
Lisa Ciurro, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
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)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- arabs and/or muslims
Search for technology?
- bioweapon/cure
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- Arab terrorists
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Central
Jungles?
Yes
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
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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