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"Jason Bourne is back, this time his life and recovery process from his memory loss in THE BOURNE IDENTITY is disrupted when the Chinese vice-premier is assassinated in Kowloon, and Bourne is indicted for his murder. Then his wife Marie is kidnapped and taken against her will to Hong Kong. Bourne travels out there, seeking help from Britain's MI6 and assorted Asian and American agents, and discovers a Triad plot to destabilise the Far East. In the process, he takes down several bad guys and in a chaotic plot twist Marie escapes of her own accord! Can they reunite and save the Far East in the process? This Ludlum potboiler is just as well-paced, entertaining and action packed as the first BOURNE book. "
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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"Jason Bourne is a top secret inteligence operation gone wrong. He is called back into action to stop someone from killing in China who is using his name."
ryan mellish, Resident Scholar
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"Jason Bourne, mystery assasin, is once again chasing someone, this time his wife, Marie St Jacques Webb, because she was kidnapped by an unknown force. He races across China and Taiwan searching for his wife. He is aided by some interesting people including an ex-member of a secret organization which Bourne was once part of. He comes to the climax of his story when he attacks the British consulate consumed by his rage against his government for not acknowledging his cries for help. He also travels to Macao to kill a Kuomintang antagonist who is planning to plunge the whole of East Asia into nuclear war."
nick dempsey, Resident Scholar
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"David Webb, formerly Jason Bourne, is pulled back into spy action by bureaucrats who kidnap his wife, Marie. Bourne is told by the captors to track down an impostor, a man who is killing in the name of Jason Bourne. While tracking him down, Bourne discovers a deadly conspiracy involving the control of Hong Kong, and must stop it before it is too late. "
Ben Noonan, Resident Scholar
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" A man is dead in a Kowloon Cabaret. His corpse is surrounded by blood. And a black bandana lays beside the body with a name on it. The name is... Jason Bourne.
When the news makes its way all the way to the west, the fear already starts spreading. The assassin is back, and he is being paid by someone. Anyone could be on his list of contracts; Even the Vice-Premier of the People's Republic.
Government officials of the highest rank however know this is untrue. Jason Bourne never existed. It was a myth set up by them to trap an assassin known as Carlos the Jackal. The myth played by David Webb was to be used so he can use himself as bait, in order to trap the Jackal. However, this attempt was unsuccessful, for David Webb lost his memory in the process after a bullet entered his brain. Although he survived, he had no knowledge of his past, or his existence. After a misunderstanding results in the American government thinking that Webb has turned, they send out another man named Alex Conklin to finish off Webb. But David is not alone. He survived by the help of a Canadian woman, who presently is his wife. Even though the American government is convinced of Webb's innocence, Webb doesn't trust them, for he believes he was betrayed. He no longer has anything to do with them.
David now lives in a university town, and despite being under government protection, he hasn't forgiven them. He is regaining his memory day by day, thanks to the help of his psychiatrist, and his wife Marie. He is living a peaceful life until...
A government official named McAllister requests David Webb to hunt down the impostor assassin, but after Webb refuses, Marie is kidnapped and flown to China, leaving clues behind for Webb to follow. Eventually he gets to China and finds out that he must become Jason Bourne. He must become the person he hates most, but also needs most. He must be... Jason Bourne.
Jason has to use his dirty bag of tricks to trap the impostor assassin and deliver him alive to the kidnappers in order to get Marie back. This one objective takes him around Kowloon, Hong Kong, Macao and eventually Peking where he finds a man who is one a rampage that will result in the fall of China. "
Walid Khalid, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 22%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 28%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- preventing/finding assassin
- kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
Amnesia story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
- killer
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
- a tremendous amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
- China
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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