This
novel is a continuation of the story begun in Centralia. If you have
not read that book, I do recommend you do so before reading this one.
Jed thinks he and his family are free from the secret government
operation, living in seclusion in the mountains. He soon faces the
truth that his location is known. His daughter is abducted and used
as leverage to make him use his assassination skills.
Dellosso's
writing expertise lies in creating a virtual reality that is so realistic
we are not sure if what we are reading is supposed to be actual
events happening or only the impression of them. We are swept up with
Jed in trying to separate the real from the created. This links with
the purpose of the Centralia project of mind control.
I
have liked Dellosso's books. Unfortunately, this is my least liked so
far. I found the action repetitive. Jed is made to go to this place
to get directions to go to that place to finally end up in another
place. Each stop finds action similar to the one before. Battered and
bruised, Jed yet again outwits and outfights another enemy. The
action and facilities at Alcatraz were just beyond reasonable belief.
There
were other scenes I found beyond belief. The
worst was the assassination location with the assassin inside left
approachable. You mean with all the resources
Centralia had they would leave such a crucial location unguarded? I
don't think so. There was also a scene just for effect that was not
tidied up – Karen being stopped by the state patrol.
I
appreciate Dellosso's writing and I will continue to read his novels,
trusting that future ones will have tighter action and scenes that
adhere to a greater sense of possibility (the scenes representing actual
reality, not virtual reality).
My
rating: 3/5 stars.
Tyndale
House Publishers, 416 pages.
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