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Plot Summary of Midnight Rainbow
"    Grant Sullivan was one of the governments top agents before he had retired so when wealthy James Hamilton discovered his daughter had been kidnapped he hired Grant to rescue her. The problem is there is a microfilm missing and the government is not sure whether Jane is an innocent victim or actually engaged in espionage. Getting Jane out of her jungle prison is not hard but escaping from the country is once it becomes apparent they will not be able to use the helicopter that Grant had arranged for. Instead he and Jane must spend days trekking through the jungle, fighting off insects, snakes, and terrorists until they can find a way to return to the United States.
    During their adventure Jane and Grant become very close but once they are back in the States, Grant sends Jane away. Unfortunately for him Jane has different ideas and Grant soon has to set out to rescue her once again."

Nancy Wallace, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Midnight Rainbow
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Central
Jungles? Yes
Jungles - snakes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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