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Plot Summary of Hidden Agendas - Net Force
"Not the best Netforce Clancy has written but a good one none-the-less. The villian in this story just didn't seem complete until the very end."
Keith C, Resident Scholar

"      Alex Michaels, Head of FBI's Net Force, is at it again. A corrupt senator, Thomas Hughes, is convincing a small country in Africa to grant all mining rights to him, in turn stealing millions of dollars from the small country of Guinea-Bassau.
      While Hughes is in Africa, his henchman, Platt, unleashes terror on the internet, releasing information about the transport of nuclear materials.
      MIchaels and the rest of Net Force must work to stop the terror on the internet, and bring Hughes to justice."

Ben Noonan, Resident Scholar

"Computers are extremely advanced. They control nearly everything, and they are involved significantly in everyday life... Kat - a newly wed, college senior, was blown to unrecognizable pieces. Her body was turned into a pile of mush because someone had posted - in a public net room - an advanced bomb formula.

Alex Michaels is in charge of Net Force. Net Force is a security team that enforces the laws of the net. He must find the person behind this post - that got over 900 hits - before some else dies.
Then another post appears. It lists America spies in several foreign countries - risking more lives.

Net Force isn't sure if it's an inside or an outside job, but the national security is on the brink of being destroyed. Will Alex Michael be able to lead Net Force to victory by stopping the leak and the force behind the deadly posts?"

Sarah V. Richard, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Hidden Agendas - Net Force
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
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
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Search for technology? - computers

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
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
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
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: - Northeast - Mid-Atlantic states
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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