“Pineas” by Blake Crouch is a thrilling work of fiction. You will be hooked from the page.
Ethan Burgess, the main character, is a man on a mission. The story begins with an awakening in a place called Wayward Pine. It is an idyllic setting: beautiful Victorian houses surrounded by splendid gardens and grassy fields, lofty cliffs and a crystal meandering river. But it hurts badly. And he discovers that he has no wallet, no money, no ID, no keys, no phone. The Swiss army only found a knife in one of their own.
Burke gradually begins to remember: a Secret Service agent who came here to look for two other agents. But as he learns what happened to them—and to himself—he sees that Wayward Pines is not so much on the inside as it is on the outside. And while he tries to find the causes of things around him that do not add up, he feels that he is concentrating on difficulties.
Man is built to act; He has vulputate pain. Burgess was a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the second Gulf War. Later he joined the secret service himself. He has incredible endurance, an excellent arm, an impeccable aim, and the ability to ignore pain and thirst and hunger if he is in danger of going out. Capture and drag down almost any enemy as fear rushes through him.
The story is mainly about Burgo, but it touches on his wife Teresa and their son Ben. Burgus longs for her husband and father, grieving for her mistakes. He also has dreams around the time that he is being tortured by a certain Aashif, who is called Aashif; his movement seems to be shortfalls from the soldier.
This book is a happy cross between “The Bourne Legacy” “Stepford Wives” and “Planet of the Apes”. The ending, with all its wild explanations, makes sense. The story doesn’t stop with twists and turns all the way through. This book would make a cable movie; you will enjoy all the “pins” from beginning to end.
