Suddenly I woke up strapped to a chair.
“What…?” I whispered.
Dazed, I looked around me. I was in a room with a concrete floor and cinder block walls. A single bare lightbulb hung glaring from a wire above me.
Terrified, I racked my brain, trying to think, trying to figure it out, asking myself in the depths of my confusion and fear: what was the last thing I remembered . . .?
The author of this novel, Andrew Klavan, is known as an author of mystery and crime novels for adults. This first book in the Homelanders series is his first try at writing for young adults. This has been labeled a conspiracy genre.
Charlie West is a good kid who is suddenly forced to fight for his identity and good name. Charlie is willing to endanger his own life to help his country. He is a third degree black belt in karate.
The author does use flashbacks to tell the story. In that way it is like a movie. I found it to be a quick read. The end of the book definitely leaves you waiting for the next in the series.
