The Blinds

I will never understand how to give less than a complete stars - but this one gets 3.75. This is a well-executed speculative thriller. The book is set in Caesura, Texas, and the town itself is a social experiment where 48 convicted criminals live after having their memories of their crimes wiped out. The story is full of unexpected twists and turns, with a constant mystery surrounding the town and its inhabitants. The characters are morally gray yet relatable, each fighting for survival. While the pacing may not be as suspenseful as a typical thriller, the reveals, and multiple layers of conspiracy kept me engaged. Nothing is what it seems and I found myself grappling with rooting for morally corrupt people (they are, after all, criminals to begin with). This needs to be adapted to a mini-series, because as well as the characters are developed, it is confined to less than 400 pages and there is so much more that could have been covered.