The Final Hour

Gr 7—10—In this final installment in the series, Charlie West is once again in less-than-ideal circumstances. Locked up for a murder he did not commit, he waits for one of two scenarios: radical Islamists to kill him or the United States government to finally acknowledge his participation in bringing down the Homelander terrorist group. During one of his painful flashbacks of his time undercover, Charlie remembers that the leader of the group is planning to attack Times Square on New Year's Eve. When no one believes him, he takes matters into his own hands and breaks out of prison. With the help of friends, he attempts to stop both the attack and the Homelanders for the last time. Readers will find many of the same elements in this book that they have come to either love or hate in the previous three. The novel starts slowly but gains momentum, and despite the strong religious underpinnings and excessive patriotism, some readers will be caught up in the action and mystery. Klavan ties up loose ends nicely and concludes the series on a high note that will leave fans satisfied.—Elizabeth C. Johnson, Fort Vancouver Regional Library, WA