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Plot Summary of Exclusive
"Barrie Travis is a reporter who is trying to uncover the story of a lifetime. Gary Bondurant is a retired military recon man. Together they try to uncover the mysterious death of a very important baby."
Selena Coleman, Resident Scholar

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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - power struggle within govt between two factions
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets - finding out whether someone is really guilty
Crime Thriller Yes
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - evil subgroup in own govt
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
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 - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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