The Last Thing I Remember, by Andrew Klavan

The Last Thing I Remember, by Andrew Klavan
YA, 2009

Publisher's Description:
He's strapped to a chair. He's covered in blood and bruises. He hurts all over. And a strange voice outside the door just ordered his death. The last thing he can remember, he was a normal high-school kid doing normal things--working on his homework, practicing karate, daydreaming of becoming an air force pilot, writing a pretty girl's number on his hand. How long ago was that? Where is he now? Who is he really? And more to the point . . . how is he going to get out of this room alive?
Raspberry:
Well, the description got me, the cover got me, and I grabbed this book as soon as my (very slow on the uptake) library got it. The writing is bit off, at least for an action book, and a few times I went 'huh?' as I was reading. And yet the plot is so good that it overrides that, and before you know it, it's over and you're trying to catch your breath. It's definitely a cliff-hanger, so make sure you pick up the sequel, The Long Way Home, which is fortunately already out on shelves. The third book is due out in September this year and so far is called Flashback.
Graded a B.

Heads Up: Violence - including torture, but it's pretty mild, and lighter swearing.