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From Edgar Award winning and best-selling author Andrew Klavan comes the second novel in the Homelanders series. Charlie West was an ordinary high school kid who went to bed one night and woke up in the clutches of terrorists and wanted by the police for murder. Now, with both the terrorists and the cops on his trail, Charlie makes his way home to find some answers. Holed up in an abandoned mansion, Charlie is joined by his high school buddies as he tries to find the truth about a murder he cant remember--and recover the love he cant forget.
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Andrew Klavan has been hailed by Stephen King as "the most original novelist of crime and suspense since Cornell Woolrich." He is the winner of two Edgar Awards and the author of such bestsellers as TRUE CRIME (adapted for film by Clint Eastwood), DON'T SAY A WORD (adapted as a film starring Michael Douglas) and DYNAMITE ROAD.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Long Way Home (Hardcover)
Gold Star Award Winner!What would you do if you woke up one morning and couldn't remember anything that happened to you in the past year? What if you realized you were wanted for murder and for being part of a terrorist group? What if that terrorist group wanted you dead? This is what has happened to Charlie. Having no idea where else to turn up clues to his mysterious lost year, he returns to the most dangerous place - his hometown where it all started. There, the girlfriend and friends he doesn't remember decide to help him uncover the truth. With the truth well-hidden and people wanting to erase his future, will Charlie be able to save himself and keep his friends safe at the same time? What really happened during the past year? One thing's for sure - life will never be the same for Charlie again. Action-packed from start to finish, this page-turner will keep you glued to your seat. The story reads fast and the plot is intense. The characters are well-developed, and reluctant and avid readers alike will have a hard time putting THE LONG WAY HOME down. I would, however, recommend reading THE LAST THING I REMEMBER, the first book in the series, before starting this one. Reviewed by: Kira M
4.0 out of 5 stars
Action packed ride!,
By Christina Banks "Stina Rose" (Deep River, ON Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Long Way Home (Hardcover)
Seventeen year old Charlie West is on a dangerous quest to piece together the missing year of his life. He has been convicted of murder, sentenced and imprisoned. But he escaped. He is now a fugitive on the run, trying to find the answers that will prove his innocence. With the police and a terrorist group both hot on his trail, Charlie makes his way home to Spring Hill. With the help of his high school friends, he learns things about the past, but will it be enough? Will he figure out who framed him for his friend's murder? Will he get out alive? How many times can he escape the law?Andrew Klavan writes an action packed book that fits well for a male teenage audience. The Long Way Home is the second book in THE HIGHLANDERS series. Written as a first person narrative, we get to see inside the struggles that Charlie faces looking for the truth about the year that he can't remember. He learns much from his friends, who are determined to support him no matter what the danger. I would recommend this book for a teenage boys who enjoy a non-stop action packed adventure. It will keep them on turning the pages. (I received a complimentary copy of this book for the purpose of review.)
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4.4 out of 5 stars (82 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Seriously Packed with Action!,
By 365andMe - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Long Way Home (Hardcover)
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Excitement was what I felt when I saw the second installment of The Homelanders Series. In the last book, THE LAST THING I REMEMBER, readers were left with a lot of questions. Charlie West went to bed one night. When he awoke, he'd been captured by a group calling themselves the Homelanders and that wasn't the worse part. A year had gone by and he has no memory of it. If that wasn't bad enough, he's been found guilty of murdering his friend.In book two, Charlie West is still on the run from the police and the Homelanders. He heads back to his hometown where he finds his friends, Miler, Josh, Rick, and his girlfriend, Beth. They believe he's innocent and help him find some answers as to who is behind the terrorist group. Beth fills him in on parts of the year he can't remember. This series is written with a Christian slant. The preachiness seen in many of the Christian YA books is replaced with realistic values and Charlie West is very pro-America. Both this and the first book are packed with plenty of action that had me flying through the pages. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is deeply conservative--moral relativism is the enemy,
By Unity Dienes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Long Way Home (Hardcover)
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Although it features a fugitive for a hero and the police are generally his adversaries, this book is very conservative. Other characters mockingly refer to Charlie's patriotism and his character as a "True Believer" in home, God, and Country, but the undercurrent of the book is that Charlie is absolutely right to be a True Believer and his faith is what gets him through the tough times. Charlie has no proof for his belief that he is innocent and that he is "the good guy," and his faith suffers sometimes. Ultimately, though, faith is what keeps him going. He believes that proof is out there, and the action-packed backdrop for this crisis of faith drives the narrative. Most readers will only notice the action--my son raved about certain fight scenes and another somewhat spooky scene--but I don't think it's a coincidence that this is published by Thomas Nelson, a traditionally Christian publisher. The moral absolutism behind this book clearly posits that good and evil exist as real entities, that faith is justified even in the absence of facts, and that moral relativism is a slippery slope to terrorism (at one point a character as much as states this as a tautology).Conservative parents will probably applaud these underlying themes, but more liberal-minded folks may take offense. Parents trying to teach that right and wrong only make sense in context and that there are no "absolutely true" things in life may find that this book subverts their point of view. On the other hand, parents who are teaching that some things are just right and some are just wrong will find subtle moral support behind the 24-esque action of this adventure. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan,
By C. Van Zante ""fiction lover''" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Long Way Home (Hardcover)
The second book in the Homelanders series continues with the main character, Charlie West. Charlie woke up one day as a wanted man and he doesn't know why. Both terrorists and the police are trying to catch Charlie and all he wants are some answers. He goes home to try to find the reason behind the situation he has found himself in. His friends from home join Charlie and his quest for what has happened. The first book in this series was great and this book is a great continuation. It's a fast paced book leaving you wanting for more. Highly recommended.
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