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Fore, Jan 2002, 25.95, 364 pp.
ISBN: 0765300052
Chupadera County, New Mexico District Attorney Rick Garcia is running for governor with his only blemish on a squeaky clean record being his wife's suicide. Even when campaigning for public office, Will has always run a clean race, but state office may be too difficult to avoid the mudslinging. His campaign manager Ashley McCarver greatly cherishes Rick's honesty though she wonders if he is too naïve to win. However, his integrity turns Ashley's admiration of his character into much more and they soon become lovers.
However, Rick's past as an idealistic prosecutor may cause him more problems than just impeachment if he wins the governor's race. Rick successfully won a manslaughter case involving the deaths of children drinking water poisoned by a local mining operation. His former college football teammate Stanford Brown went to prison for the crime and vows revenge. Only politically savvy Ashley might save Rick's reputation from the scandal that Stanford has raised as a cornerstone of a terror campaign.
The late Norman Zollinger pays homage to himself and his fans with a tremendous final political thriller. The story line centers on a protagonist with strong ethics struggling against a tsunami of people whose value focuses on the bottom line end regardless of the means. Ashley is a heroine who is the key person with the lifeline that enables her “Don Quixote” to adhere to his principles even when he seems to be going under for the third time. Mr. Zollinger has been one of the better historical fiction authors of the past few decades and THE ROAD TO SANTA FE shows why.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- power struggle within govt between two factions
- election campaign
- preventing/finding assassin
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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