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Plot Summary of Appointment in Samara
"Oil geologist Martin Conley is suckered into a CIA mission to save the US from a biological weapon. He faces death to save Alia, his beautiful guide, takes sides in a civil war, and ultimately finds himself betrayed by his own bosses. He has only one recourse - to destroy the weapon himself."
Clive Warner, Resident Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - near future
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - evil subgroup in own govt
Search for technology? - special bomb

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - gambler
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Texas
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Black Africa
Desert? Yes
Desert: - hostile arabs
City? Yes
City: - London - dangerous

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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