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"Ace marine troubleshooter Dirk Pitt searches for the wreckage of the sunken liner EMPRESS OF IRELAND and for the remains of the MANHATTAN LIMITED express train which plunged into a river from a bridge in a storm - on the same night when two high-ranking diplomats carrying world-changing documents were on board. Many years later, the future of both the USA and Canada is at stake. The US discovers oil in Canada - in a vulnerable part of Quebec, the state applying for independence. Diplomatic relations are at stake. Can Dirk Pitt save the day once more? You will surely guess the outcome, or will you? An incredibly entertaining tale written in the early 1980s and still entertaining and thrilling today as when it first came out."
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
- preventing/finding assassin
- stopping a saboteur/spy
Big vehicle disaster?
Yes
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Search for technology?
- special ship
- power source
- state secrets
- spying technology
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- spy
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- Ocean
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- scuba under
- submarining
- drowning
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- dropped from large heights
- crushed
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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