Pines is Book 1 of The Wayward Pines Series from successful author Blake Crouch. This mystery thriller was published in 2012. These are the basis for the TV series Wayward Pines.
The Brilliance Audio audiobook is narrated by Paul Michael Garcia (who also performed Drive). His reading is crisply clear and he does a great acting job out the characters of the story. This a-book is 8.5 hours in length. It is suitable for late Teens through Adult, because of mature language and violence.
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The Storyline
He suddenly comes to without remembering who or where he is. He's Gulf War vet and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Ethan Burke from Seattle. Agent Burke was sent to Wayward Pines, Idaho with Agent Pete Stallings to investigate the disappearance of two other agents, Bill Evans and Kate Hewson. But they had a car accident near town and Agent Stallings was killed. Now Ethan is wandering around aimlessly until some of his memory returns in bits and pieces. Over the course of a few days, he becomes aware he is in danger. He also makes a curious friend in town, Beverly.
For Theresa and Ben, Ethan's wife and son back home in Seattle, it's been over a year since his disappearance. Theresa finally holds a memorial service for her husband, believing he must now be dead. Afterward, she learns from Ethan's boss that the FBI could find no trace of Ethan ever being in the car from the accident. Later on, she has a visit from a stranger, David Pilcher, who tells her he has the power to reunite both her son and herself with Ethan but she has to agree immediately. Although greatly tempted, when Theresa considers the impact to her son, she just can't do it. So then David kidnaps them both.
From this strange beginning, Ethan tries to discover what has happened and why. The more time he spends in the small town of 500 people, the more unusual the town seems. His attempt to gain the sheriff as an ally is backfiring. His attempt to leave town is seemingly impossible. Desperate, virtually alone, and under constant surveillance, Ethan heads for a showdown to find out what is actually going on, how to keep his sanity, and how to return to his family.
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