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Plot Summary of The Vorpal Blade
"An investigation into a number of horrific and apparently disconnected murders sweeps Tweed across the world. "
Morten Givskov, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Vorpal Blade
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 90%
Special suspect? - chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession? - businessmen
Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - "All in the family" murder - Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator - british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - politics
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - insanity
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Switzerland

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - decapitated
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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