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"A fast-paced action thriller which would make one hell of a movie! Patrick MacLanahan, ongoing hero of Dale Brown's novels, must go into action when his rookie cop brother is seriously wounded in a shootout between police and mercenaries at a robbery which goes wrong. His friend Jon MAsters, inventor of high-tech military weapons, has devised the ultimate body armour - an electronic suit using nanotechnology and composite materials which can instantluy harden into stronger-than-steel armour for his Ultimate Soldier project for the US Army. Patrick and Jon go into combat, blowing the city of Sacramento wide open on the train of Gregory Townsend, an ex-SAS soldier who buys out all the California drug gangs and forms the ultra-right-wing Aryan Brigade, causing terror and mayhem. But what are his real motives? Highly enjoyable in a ROBOCOP way, this is a fantastic holiday read, in spite of some farfetched ideas. But then again, you never know what military secrets exist!"
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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"Patrick McClanahan is back again...and this time it's personal. Gregory Townsend, the senior survivor of the Henri Cazaux terrorist cell, has begun to grab the reins on the drug trade in California, and he will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal. Among the first casualties of his campaign of terror is Patrick's younger brother, a rookie cop. Patrick must now take his revenge, using the latest in military technology developed by the boy genius Jon Masters...A thrilling account of revenge, comparable to Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (at least in general themes)...Packed with action and sci-fi thrills..."
Jacob Hurt, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story:
- near future
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- drug dealers
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- pilot, airforce
Age:
- 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
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- a lot
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
- power
The antagonists are:
- Drug kingpins
- radical right wingers
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Misc setting
- prison
- fort/military installation
- scientific labs
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- dropped from large heights
- run over
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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