Every year 300,000 people jam the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Thanksgiving night for the annual lighting ceremony. At 7 p.m., the switch is thrown and suddenly a hundred thousand lights grace the Spanish architecture of the first outdoor shopping center in the nation. Year after year, children and their parents sing carols and wait patiently in the cold for the thrilling moment. Only this year, one man plots to destroy the Plaza and kill as many people as possible at the exact moment the light switch is thrown.
While this isn't the greatest book ever written I liked it for two reasons. 1. It takes place in Kansas City, so of course I loved the setting. 2. The story moves along at a good clip and kept my interest. I could figure out the ending as I read it, but there were still enough surprises to keep me going.
A captivating story with a perfect setting. I've actually read this book three times over the years. It's a good storyline that books the reader early.