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| Plot Summary of Hammerheads |
"Patrick McClanahan and Brad Elliott, the secret heroes of the Flight of the Old Dog, are on the front lines of the drug war, fighting in a new organization, the Border Security Force, created by a Coast Guard admiral. For a long time it seems that this approach to fighting smugglers is tremendously successful...But nobody can predict what a rogue Cuban colonel and his group of well-equipped pilots will do in order to get their drugs through...A thrilling look at a new way to fight the war on drugs..."
Jacob Hurt, Resident Scholar
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"Admiral Ian Hardcastle creates the "Border Security Force", or Hammerheads. They take on drug smugglers using modified V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft and converted oil platforms."
ryan mellish, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Hammerheads |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 50% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Navy
- Special Forces
- Coast Guard
Specific to
- near future war
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
- pilot, civilian
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- Drug kingpins
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
- The Caribbean
- Central
- South
Air?
Yes
Air:
- warplane
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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