The Year of the Locust

The eagerly awaited new thriller from the I Am Pilgrim author, Terry Hayes, delivers an immersive experience. At 800 pages, it takes a slow-build approach and provides a meandering layout to the storytelling, creating an almost memoir-like atmosphere. An alphabet-agency asset learns of an upcoming attack that has shattering implications. Kane, a spy in the Denied Access Area (also known as ultra-top-secret operations), is assigned to get the information and stop the attack. All he knows is that it will be spectacular and will happen over Thanksgiving week. The assignment goes in unexpected ways, and Kane will put at risk the people he cares about, along with dealing with mental and physical scars, to achieve his objective. The finale combines The Terminator and American Graffiti. Hayes has created an unconventional CIA thriller, but all of the elements work, and readers who loved I Am Pilgrim will find that this one was worth the wait. Don’t let the length intimidate you from reading this book. Hayes has another guaranteed bestseller on his hands.