Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology student, is en route to Portugal for a summer job assisting renowned scientist Dr. Calvin O’Keefe when he encounters gorgeous Kali Cutter in an airport. This “chance” meeting thrusts him into a fast-moving power struggle between those who would rightly limit the use of an amazing scientific discovery and those who would manipulate it with concern only for their own gain. Through a whirlwind of necessarily instantaneous decisions and their consequences, Adam learns a great deal about human nature, wisdom, trust and forgiveness.
Reviewer’s Comments
This is a very fast-paced story, one of those that would ideally be read in one sitting. Espionage and violence are balanced by compassion and altruism. The book’s theme is reiterated in a portion of a poem by Robert Frost, “Two Tramps in Mud Time,” quoted by the key characters: “Only where love and need are one, and the work is play for mortal stakes, is the deed ever really done for Heaven and the future’s sakes.”
Recommendations
The Arm of the Starfish should easily hold the reader’s attention, due to the virtually continuous action. The violence (a kidnapping, a shark attack, and a shooting) could be disturbing to some, and the complexity of the story line a bit difficult to follow, so I would recommend it for teens or older.
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