Halcyon Daze - Growing up Canadian

Did you like Catcher in the Rye? If so, you will like this. Halcyon Daze is a series of short stories about growing up in Canada in the latter half of the 20th Century. The book can be read from front to back and even better, from back to front.Tall Chambers leads a secretive agency which tracks terrorist groups. If a group has definite plans to harm innocent people, the agency steps in and stops them by whatever means are necessary. Tall and his agency first appeared in the novel Justified Action. In this Mini Novel, Tall gets an assignment from the White House. The President wants him to rescue hostages held by a terrorist group for ransom. Tall knows it will be nearly impossible to free the hostages, but he's the only hope they have.