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"A high-class British assassin is hired by a renegade French military group,the OAS, to assasinate the President of France, Gen. Charles deGaulle. The assassin, known only as The Jackal, plans meticulously for what he terms as his "Once in a lifetime" hit, which is going to make him richer by half a million dollars. However, the plot is uncovered by French authorities and they appoint Comm. Lebel, a high-results,low-profile cop to trace and stop the Jackal. "
Avinash, Resident Scholar
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"French President Charles de Gaulle handed over Algeria to Algerian nationalists after years of the French fighting and losing their lives. Due to his disgraceful decision, a French terrorist group called the OAS formed to assassinate de Gaulle. After an attempt on his life where several members of the OAS hid along a street, shooting at the President's bullet-proof vehicle, failed, the three top men of the organization hired a professional assassin. Code-named the Jackal, or Chacal in French, the book describes his extensive planning on the attempted killing of de Gaulle. Between the time the Jackal starts his planning and up to the actual day of the planned assassination, a French investigator is hot on his tail. Every inch of turf that the Jackal covers, the investigator, Claude Lebel, goes over just moments behind. "
Amy Kimmel, 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 - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- preventing/finding assassin
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- French
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
- private investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
- power
The antagonists are:
- government bureaucracy
- radical right wingers
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 3-4
- 5-7
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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