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Plot Summary of Tracon
"At O'Hare airport — the world's busiest — air traffic controller Ryan Kelly is a master in a virtual game of 3D chess. His pawns: planes full of human lives. When an outsider upsets his board, two jetliners collide and Kelly's world spins out of control. Convinced he's not to blame, Kelly fights to save his reputation and expose the true villain before he strikes again. "
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Plot
Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - stopping a saboteur/spy
Big vehicle disaster? Yes
Kind of vehicle: - plane
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - pilot, civilian
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
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 - average physique

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
City? Yes
City: - Chicago

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of male nudity
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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