I read this book last year and recently came across it when I was cleaning off my book shelves. Aside from being a homage to Camus' "The Plague", "Due Prep" is a commentary on the interconnectedness of human beings and the brilliance that we can display in the most desperate of times. The book begins with the artistic and mysterious introduction of Lowell, one of "Due Prep's" many protagonists. He is bequeathed a duffel bag filled with confidential files and tapes after the death of his distant, ex-CIA agent father. The book goes on to follow Lowell as he discovers the horrifying truth of the what really happened to flight 38, the plane his mother was on prior to her death. After much backtracking and other character examinations "Due Prep" enters a section called the "Decameron" in which the reader learns the fate of several characters who were taken from the flight by a radical terrorist group. This section, though horrifying, is one of the most touching, well written pieces of literature I've had the privilege of reading. The characters- though faced with death- each sacrifice themselves in a way that they either buy more time for the others who are trapped, or inspire the others to not give up hope.
Though "Due Prep" is an amazingly well written book it is difficult to find and criticisms of it have been harsh due to the premise of terrorist antagonists and CIA cover ups. However, I would recommend this book to anyone who asked.
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