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Plot Summary of Dark Rivers of the Heart
"A story about a corrupt subgroup of the government."
Marion Edwards, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dark Rivers of the Heart
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Plot

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




Tone of story - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime plotlets: - escape/rescue from kidnappers
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - evil subgroup in own govt
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Search for technology? - state secrets
Who's the criminal enemy here? - drug dealers

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - government investigator
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - eccentric - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - insanity
The antagonists are: - evil politicians

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Desert? Yes
Air? Yes
Air: - skyjacking
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles - dangerous
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - touching of anatomy - use of artificial tools - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - electrical engineering
Unusual forms of death - diced - flamed - decapitated - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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