Still on the run from The Project, the strict organisation that has controlled her since birth, Dr Maria Martinez must avoid being recaptured at all cost. But going against this establishment is easier said than done, fleeing Spain and heading for Switzerland Maria and her new found friends, Chris and Patricia, must outwit the Projects Operatives at every turn. Soon though there’s nowhere left to run and Maria finds herself questioning the motives of those closest to her.
Will returning to the place she fought so hard to leave finally give her the freedom she so desperately craves?
This is the third and final instalment in this series, similarly to the previous books this story is told across dual timelines, the first from a Project facility and the second counting down the hours until recapture. Although you know from the get go that incarceration is imminent Owen writes in a way that makes following the journey far from boring.
Determined to expose The Project, Maria and her friends contact someone within the government in the hope they will aid them in their mission, but as the story unfolds Maria begins to doubt who she can trust and so does the reader. I found myself constantly second guessing all the characters and changed my mind several times when trying to ascertain the final outcome.
As always Owen’s style of writing as Maria was impeccable, so easily able to make the reader feel all the characters’ confusion and social misunderstandings. Although many will wish for more I believe the 3 books were the ideal amount to tell the story and the lack of “padding” often found in long winded series was enjoyably absent.
I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
** Thank you to HQ, via NetGalley, for this ARC **