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Tastefully written, the novel doesn't take sides and brings up a mother's anguish at being separated from her children against a father's conviction on raising his children as per his values. The taut storytelling keeps the suspense high throughout, and the plot twists are both surprising and realistic, as the author wisely avoids both thriller clichés and post-9/11 politics to engineer a series of believable, thought-provoking compromises.