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Plot Summary of Nightshade
"Larry Ballards family is killed in a drive by shooting. He vows to take his revenge on the criminals responsible. John Martin is the police detective who is out to find and stop the Nightshade Killer. Jason Benzywk is the government agent who also wants to find the Nightshade Killer, but to use him for his own schemes."
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Review Analysis of Nightshade
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - government investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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