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Plot Summary of Red Mercury
"At the 1996 Olympic Games, a terrorist threatens to detonate a nuclear device if demands aren't met. The main character, Mack McFall, teams up with Kyle Preston, the leader of Olympic security, to stop the bomb from closing the Olympics altogether."
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Review Analysis of Red Mercury
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - scientist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
The antagonists are: - Arab terrorists
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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