Author(s): Alexandra York
Publisher: Xlibris
Pages: 452
Binding: Paperback
Crosspoints is a psychological thriller. Unlike a traditional "whodunit," where the reader tries to guess who killed the butler, the reader of Crosspoints becomes engrossed in the self-induced fate of richly drawn characters. The question throughout the novel is: What will happen to them? It's not that some outside force is doing anything to them--it's the consequences of their choices, premises, conclusions about life that lead them in different directions and to differing ends. The climactic events of the novel are logical though not predictable. I was hanging on to the very last page. The quality of writing is well beyond what I would expect from a first novel (Ms. York is the author of From the Fountainhead to the Future and also has been a guest on Dr. Hurd's radio/webcast Solutions-Not Excuses). I learned much about the world of art--much of it thought-provoking and interesting--though I learned much more about the human experience and what people do to themselves through the choices they make. In short, it was a damn good read!