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"The Secret Service has only a hint that a terrorist named Witch may have snuck back home. Few believe she even exists, but Dominic Elder is called back from retirement to prove it.
Two eager young detectives from Special Branch, along with the bright 25 year old intelligence technician who chose to read between the lines in discovering the case, accompany Elder in turning over rocks from Paris to Germany and back, gaining an attractive novice Parisienne detective en route. All are on the lookout for this ‘ghost' from Dominic Elder's past, as they follow leads to attempt to discover her target before she makes her hit.
Is it a delegate to the International Summit, or does she, too, have a personal agenda? "
Wendy Taylor, Resident Scholar
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Little, Brown, Sep 2004, 19.95, 400 pp.
ISBN: 0316009105
They call Cassandra Chameleon a witch because of her abilities to change her identity, “seduce” her opponents and her victims even without meeting them, and completing the kill; she is the ultimate cold blood professional assassin.
New Scotland Yard investigates the sinking of two ships in the same night near Folkestone and off Calais; several counterintelligence agencies worry that the incidents parallel events in other places over the past few years that culminated with assassinations. MI5 fears that the sinking is the calling card of the magical Witch in England to kill a VIP. As the cops follow clues, espionage agencies in Britain and France struggle to cooperate to stop the ingenious femme fatale assassin? However this time Witch knows she must be even more cautious to avoid mistakes because besides her hefty fee this job is personal, which means emotions could hamper judgment.
The story line moves quickly forward with several plots tied together in a sort of Sink the Bismarck kind of way as several groups independently give chase. Separately these various counterspy agencies and police force know they will fail, but if they can bury their jealousies and work as a team, together they might succeed; that is the timely message that Ian Rankin furbishes in his action-packed multiple perspective Sink the Witch thriller.
Harriet Klausner"
Harriet Klausner, 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 - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 25%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- preventing/finding assassin
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- killer
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
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:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
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:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
- 5-7
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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