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Plot Summary of The Ultimate Rush
"The main character is a hacker caught in an illegal insider trading ring. He discovers the illegal activities of the bankers through his job as a courier. Framed for murder and chased by the police and the mafia, he turns to his skills as a hacker to expose the corruption and save his girlfriend, the very odd Ho. "
Will Norton, Resident Scholar



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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - on the run from the law
Crime Thriller Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - accused criminal
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Misc setting - moving train

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - licking - lesbians! - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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