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"Harry Addison's cushy LA lifestyle is turned upside down after a telephone call from his long estranged brother, David, a priest at the Vatican. Having learned of his brother's death after the phone call, Harry travels to Rome to bring back the body for a proper burial. It is during this period that his life takes on nightmarish proportions as he inadverdently becomes involved in murder, policical and religious clandestine operations, the behind the scenes plans for the decline of another country by those whose reputations are normally above suspicion. "
Nancy J. Watkins, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- power struggle within govt between two factions
- political blackmail
- deposing an evil leader
- govt. doing secret bad things abroad
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a tremendous amount
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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