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Year Of The Snake
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Plot Summary of Year Of The Snake
"A major US corporation moves in to control an election. They send in a ruthless amoral young executive, and an attractive young blonde, to manipulate both the party in power and the people in general. One reporter stands between them and success, and he has the assistance of a major Asian community (Chinese): who have concerns of their own re 1997... And now, 12 years later, with another election in the offing, the same forces are in play again."
R. W. Thompson, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Year Of The Snake
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - election campaign
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - criminals killing each other
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for gems/treasure/money
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Search for technology? - power source - method of mind control

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - druggie/wino disease

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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