Would you choose closure or revenge?
Anna Wodehouse, a.k.a. Carpenter Poole, is on her way north. With the long shadow of HALON receding in the distance like a fading nightmare, she heads to Vancouver hoping to find the closure that has eluded her.
At the Canadian border she realizes that the closure she needs is nothing compared to the feeling of revenge when she discovers the man who set her up for murder, General Malik Palma, is in New York for an event at the United Nations. The questions that plague Anna get the better of her. Her anger towards Palma, the man she knew as Benson, gets the better of her and she decides to change direction.
Did Marshall Wodehouse really abandon Anna 7 years earlier? What really happened to him? What is the mysterious project known as HALON?
The ever-quickening decent of the roller coaster of Anna's life is speeding to its inevitable conclusion as she finds the dark answers she seeks. Follow Anna across the United States to New York in the startling conclusion of The Kidnapping Anna Trilogy: The Montague Tubes.
Assessment:
Plot: Alvarez skillfully plots the third volume in this high-tech thriller. The author connects past and present events with clarity and generates tension with style and ease. However, the complexity of the storyline is such that readers will benefit greatly from reading the previous titles.
Prose: Alvarez writes with memorable detail, wit, and forward momentum. Nevertheless, some external and internal dialogue can lack the same finesse as descriptive passages.
Originality: The narrative provides an often unique blend of psychological and technological elements. Alvarez's subtle and detailed writing style brings the layered story to life.
Character Development: Alvarez's work is largely plot-driven rather than character-driven; the frequent shifts between time and place can result in uneven characterizations.
Date Submitted: June 18, 2018
