OLDER FICTION
Pow, Tom

Captives

(4) YA While on vacation in the Caribbean, Martin and his family are kidnapped. They're held hostage by terrorists whose goal is to thrust the state-sponsored corporate ravaging of their homeland onto an international stage. The dual narrative structure (Martin's father's post-captivity book vs. Martin's own memories) and implausibly solicitous captors mute the suspense in this action-driven yet overly pensive novel.

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