The Arm of the Starfish Author:Madeleine L'Engle Adam Eddington, a student of marine biology, goes to a small island near Portugal to help Dr. O'Keefe with his starfish experiments. On the way, he meets a very attractive young woman named Carolyn Cutter, whose father has business interests in Portugal. As soon as they arrive in Europe, ominous events begin to occur, and Adam finds himself the ... more »confused and unwilling center of a power struggle between two groups of people, only one of which is acting ethically - but which one? Whom is Adam to believe? This novel is as suspenseful and hard to put down as any spy thriller, but it brings catharsis as it raises questions about basic human loyalties and values and portrays what good and evil are really like.« less