In London, the police storm Heathrow Airport to bring in a father for questioning about his missing daughter. In Florida, a mother makes a connection between her son and a bomber, fearing he has been radicalized. And in Oregon, an unknown organization's conspiracy to bring America to its knees unfolds. On the run from the authorities, two parents are thrown together in a race against time to stop a catastrophe that will derail the country's future forever.
A welcome alternative to the typical cops-and-robbers tale ... Plot twists are largely presented without the strain of incredulity, the suspense is always weighted with emotion, surprising revelations are carefully constructed — and the ending is unexpected, daring and truly beautiful.
Mukherjee packs in all the tricks and tropes we come to expect in a thriller but renders them tighter and sharper: The pace is more propulsive, the cliff-hangers more suspenseful and the twists more surprising ... A hugely satisfying book.
The novel begins with a bang and continues in a similar dramatic fashion ... Mukherjee approaches terrorism and terrorist actors with a view that is more nuanced than cut-and-dried.