Charlie West is back in prison. After having woken up being tortured by terrorists, escaping, and learning that he was being blamed for his best friend's murder. Serving time in prison would be bad enough but the so-called Yard King has developed a grudge against Charlie. As Charlie tries to keep away from the Yard King, the Nazis, and the Islamist terrorists in prison, he remembers the final piece of his memory. This memory involves the head of the terrorist organization (called the Homelanders) Prince talking about The Great Death and how it was going to happen at the start of the New Year. Charlie figures that they are going to kill a large number of Americans in only a few weeks. When the Nazis approach him about escaping prison, he decides to participate. Between the worsening conditions in prison and the Great Death approaching, he has no choice. But will he be able to make it to New York (his guess at the target area) before its too late? This is the final book in The Homelander series by Andrew Klavan (the first three being The Last Thing I Remember, The Long Way Home, and The Truth of the Matter). The other ones were great but this one wasn't as good. I think part of the reason was because a large part of this book was set in the Abington prison, where Charlie was incarcerated. A lot of books and movies are less exciting when they only happen in a small setting. Overall, good close to the series but could have been a little better.
Grade: A-
SC: 1
V: 8
C: 2
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