Friday, January 30, 2009

Obedience

This is the title of the latest book I have read. The author is Will Lavender.

When the students in Winchester University's Logic and Reasoning 204 arrive for their first day of class, they are greeted not with a syllabus or texts, but with a startling assignment from Professor Williams: Find a hypothetical missing girl named Polly. If after being given a series of clues and details the class has not found her before the end of the term in six weeks, she will be murdered.

At first the students are as intrigued by the premise of their puzzle as they are wary of the strange and slightly creepy Professor Williams. But as they delve deeper into the mystery, the boundary between the classroom and the real world is blurred and the students wonder if it is their own lives they are being asked to save.

This book was a really easy read...it grabbed me from the first sentence and I could not wait to see what happened next. This is Will Lavender's first novel, and he did a really great job of developing the characters and keeping the suspense going.

If you are looking for an entertaining, easy read that keeps you guessing, then this book is for you!

1 comment:

  1. You might want to put John Updike's "Roger's Version" on your list of books...http://www.amazon.com/Rogers-Version-John-Updike/dp/0449912183

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