Hold Tight

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At least his sense of betrayal by the legal system in America prompts him, against his better judgement to help Hank survive `deportation' to a mental hospital after his undercover work was finished - the plan the authorities had for him (with a possible lobotomy thrown in for good measure. Started reading this on the beach yesterday and I am definitely hooked and intrigued to see where these plots take me. He is currently filming THE STRANGER, based on his novel, for Netflix starring Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Rea. Also, I do have to say that if there was anything of a computer-related nature which could have resulted in my behaving badly, constant fear of Big Brother keeps me in line (even though I’m still routinely bitched out at for things, which never ceases to amaze me, such as accepting a Facebook friend invitation from people I’ve never gotten my freak on with). True story: I used to go to a church with a lady who had two kids, good kids, about the same ages as mine.

Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. I admire Bram for having the courage to tackle this because he must have known some readers would either misunderstand, misconstrue, or be ignorant enough of American history to assume the book is racist (which is sad).There are the parents desperately seeking a kidney donor before it is too late to save their son from an early death. It moves in short chapters between several separate story lines which eventually intertwine in a very clever way. Michael and Tia Baye, who's son Adam, who has become very distant and acting strangely different since recently losing a close friend, so they install a spy program on his computer to find out why.

I finished reading this book late last night after picking it up at the library last Monday evening. But I have to wonder what Coben's personal obsession is with having all the characters in his books marry their first love (aw shucks, how sweet), having these marriages end almost never in divorce but in the untimely death of a partner, having those who cheat duly (and violently) punished for straying, and constantly reminding readers that his couples keep no secrets from each other and, when they do, are likewise punished.Hold Tight is one of my favorites from among Christopher Bram's books -- and I know I'm going out on a limb when I say this, because he's written some very good books, and readers and critics are very divided about Hold Tight.

He assumed the rule of law would function completely differently in the US - much to his disappointment. Hank comes across as a very lovable man who grows up a lot quicker than he would have under normal peacetime conditions. They worry that this is a violation of his privacy, but that concern is trumped by their larger concern for his well-being. He now lives in New Jersey with his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben MD, a pediatrician, and their four children.One of the other main characters in the novel was one of Hank's handlers from the Navy, Erich Zeitlin.