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Plot Summary of Solo
"A professional musician doubles as an assassin. As he moves from location to location, top level investigators try to pin him down and prevent the next murder. "
Timothy Gist, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Solo
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
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 - Male
Profession/status: - killer
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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