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"Judge Grace Silva got a cryptic call from her son's private boarding school telling her to come to the school right away. Grace rushed immediately to the school fearing her son, Lane, was in trouble. Upon arriving there, she met Mexico's most corrupt and wanted druglord, Hector Rivas, telling her that she needed to present to them her ex-husband, Ted Franklin in exchange for her son. He told her that Ted stole money from him and if she couldn't get the money back from Ted in two days, they would kill her hostaged son. Grace was at a loss on how to contact her ex-husband and two days were not enough to procure the 150 millions dollars Ted owed Hector. Desperate she contacted her ex-lover, Joe Faroe, a kidnap specialist from the St. Kilda Consulting firm. Although they parted bitterly 14 years ago, Grace knew that Joe was the only person who could get Lane back. Joe agreed in helping Grace and both of them got entangled inside the world of corrupt politicians, wealthy druglords and catholic spies. Manipulating Hector's enemies and the FBIs, they kept ahead of everyone and one step closer in saving Lane. Grace, who always upheld the law, was forced to compromise the law in order to save her son. Joe, who still had feelings for Grace, was furious and stunned when Grace confided to him that Lane was actually his biological son. In spite of the anger and hurt at her betrayal, Joe wanted to save Lane so that they could have a chance at being a family. "
Katrina Lo, 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 - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- foreign drug cartel
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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