Sadly, my least favorite book in the series. Still entirely worth reading… just a little uninspired when compared to the rest of the series. I kept coming back to the simple fact that I couldn’t unthink: The Jon Reznick I know from the first 4 books would never have spent so much time screwing around before he rolled up his sleeves and busted his buddy out of the nuthouse. The series is based on a character who is a man of action. There is a long history of him flying in the face of federal authority to do what he believes is right. So why would he spend the majority of a book trying to make up his mind about walking into a hospital even if it meant banging a couple of heads together in an effort to spring his war-time buddy?
The rating loses an entire star for being based on a faulty plotting premise. I could overlook it, had it not been the thread holding the entire story together.
Again, entirely worth reading… just try to put this problem out of your mind, if you can.