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The Pied Piper's Poison
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Plot Summary of The Pied Piper's Poison
"A young army doctor is sent to uncover the cause of a bizarre and horrible disease afflicting Polish refugees after the second world war. "
Claire Baldwin, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Conflict: - War, general - War, WW II

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
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: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Eastern Europe
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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