Book review: 'The Blinds' moves at a brisk pace

The prison system — and how to treat incarcerated criminals — has always been problematic, no matter the plan. Adam Sternbergh’s imaginative “The Blinds” doesn’t solve the problem but offers an unusual alternative: round up the most violent murderers, house them in a remote, unescapable town and, as a kicker, wipe their memories clean.“The Blinds” expertly melds the thriller with the Western, adding a soupcon of medical-science fiction while paying