Infamy (Milton) - Book Reviews

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Infamy is the story of a Latino American, Fenly Aquino, who works for Homeland Security. He is assigned to travel to Spain to work with Raquel Lopez, a former cop, to assist the Spanish anti-terrorist team in stopping a terrorist attack about to happen on U.S. soil. Both Fenly and Raquel have lost loved ones to terrorism: Fenly lost his fiancée, Camila, in 9/11 and Raquel lost her brother in the attack on Madrid commuter trains. They discover the current plot involves laundered money, drug dealers, prostitutes, Americans living in Spain and possible involvement of other U.S. security personnel. Eventually, it becomes obvious to the terrorists that Fenly, Raquel and the entire Spanish anti-terrorist team know too much about the plot and, by the end of the book, their lives are in danger.

Overall, I liked this novel very much. The story and plotlines were interesting, relevant and for the most part, the book was a page turner. The author is a competent writer who is also a good storyteller. His characters are believable and well-defined.

I particularly enjoyed the flashback scenes, although a few times, it took one or two sentences for me to realize that the paragraph was the beginning of another flashback. Milton does a good job showing Fenly's early tumultuous relationship with his mother, his longing for his absentee father, his eventual maturity, the growing relationship with his fiancée, all leading up to the horrible events on 9/11.

The romance which eventually develops between Fenly and Raquel happens a bit too abruptly.

Although the two work well together, there is very little indication that they will become romantically involved. All of a sudden, at the end, they decide they love one another. As well, the cover is too simplistic for a book of this caliber.

I recommend this book as an entertaining, interesting and relevant read.
Ellen Gable Hrkach - Catholic Fiction.