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Plot Summary of Flashback
"Toby Nelms is a innocent, average eight-year-old boy. He has to have a operation, but it was routine. He's gone home, to terror. He has nightmares of the operation, while he's awake, recalling every horrifying detail. Slowly, he retreats into his own world, not eating or speaking.

Dr. Zack Iverson has come home to work at his older brother's hospital. One of his first cases is Toby. Zack is intrigued by the boy, and becomes convinced that he is reliving the operation, that he wasn't properly anesthetized. But as Toby gets worse, Zack knows he has to find out what is happening. Before Toby, or someone else dies."

Megan, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - wild experiments on people - cure/disease
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
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
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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