The Mercy Seat

This was an interesting read if I must say. For the first couple of pages we just see what seems like a silly fight between a couple evolve & unravel into something much deeper. One thing I like, however, is how the roles almost keep switching. Each novel always has a protagonist, the good guy, or the antagonist, the bad guy. In this, you can't really say that there is 'a good guy' or 'a bad' because Ben & Abby give each other equal pull & pushes which I actually like. It adds a new spin to reading when you don't know who to root for. Typically you want the hero to win, but in this, you could say they're both villians for the decisions they are making. Ben is banging his boss & Abby is letting it all happen, throwing the notion of professionalism out the window. Not only is he screwing around, but due to 9/11, he has a ticket to flee to a brand new life & FORGET about his original family. I personally think it is an amazing concept to a story & interesting to see how people find treasure in trash; turn feces to fertilizer.