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"Amber Larkspur is on vacation in Miami with a few girlfriends when the group decides to board the Alexandria, a cruise ship heading for the caribbean. On board the ship is Senator Daldrin and a group of his friends. Amber has known the Senator for most of her life since her father, Ted Larkspur, is part of the President's cabinet and is an insider in Washington. Also on board the ship is the mysterious and handsome, Michael Adams, a man Amber has briefly encountered in D.C. Amber is wildly attracted to Michael, who she has sex with on a gorgeous caribbean beach. Although Amber is looking for more than a wild fling, Michael proves to be an enigma with regards to matters of the heart. One night while on board the ship Amber ends up walking into a kidnapping of Senator Daldrin. Amber watches in horror as a group of men in black grab hold of the Senator and try to take him by force. When Amber steps in to stop the kidnapping, one of the men holds a gun on her. Just as Amber is losing hope of making it through this ordeal alive, Michael appears on the deck. Amber is shocked when Michael tells her that he is not there to save her. Things become crystal clear when Michael starts speaking with the men in a foreign language. Amber starts kicking up a fuss and is knocked unconscious by Michael. Unbeknownst to Amber, Michael Adams aka Adam Tchartoff is an undercover agent working to catch a terrorist group. Michael was hired by the United States government, and in particular, Ted Larkspur to bring this group to justice. As incentive Michael is made aware that this particular group was responsible for the car bombing that claimed the life of his wife Sonia and daughter Reba. Ever since his loved ones were killed Michael has been a man consumed by bitterness and thoughts of revenge. Unbeknownst to the terrorists, Senator Daldrin was made aware by the government of the "kidnapping" and told that Michael would be playing the role of a terrorist. Amber, who wasn't supposed to sail on the Alexandria, was the one part of the operation that didn't go smoothly. Now, Michael must convince Amber that he's a man to be trusted, and that in order to take down the terrorists they must work together. "
Sandra Calhoune, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
The antagonists are:
- Arab terrorists
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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