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Bantam, Jan 2001, 23.95, 416 pp.
ISBN: 055310893X
The terrorists kidnapped Vice President Sophie Payne while she was giving a speech in Berlin. From top to bottom, the entire staff of the CIA is stunned by the abduction of the Vice President. However, no group is as shocked as the Counterterrorist Center (CTC), who see a film of the incident in which a deceased agent Eric Carmichael flies the helicopter involved in the incident.
Eric?s wife Caroline works in the CTC and cannot understand what is happening. Bewildered and hurt by her spouse?s return to life, she reflects back to thirty months ago when they were last together in Budapest before she flew to Virginia while he died in a plane bombing on his way to Istanbul. Her superiors wonder if Caroline, a long time loyal worker, might be Eric?s mole, but decide she is the only hope of acting as a contact with Eric?s group in order to free the Vice President.
THE CUTOUT is an exciting espionage thriller that will provide immense enjoyment to genre fans. The story line from the onset is fast-paced, never slows down even during an insider?s look at the ?spy school? training program, and ends with an exhilarating and realistic climax. Caroline is a fabulous character struggling between disbelief and love while the support cast on both sides of the Atlantic augment the plot with realism and validity. Francine Mathews, author of the wonderful Jane Austen mysteries (under the name of Barron) writes an intelligent work and offers her audience a brilliant counterterrorist tale that will draw her historical mystery fans into a different genre that will be well worth the trip.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
- preventing/finding assassin
- stopping a saboteur/spy
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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